USA v. DOUGHERTY et al

  1. August 29, 2025

    Ex-Philly Labor Leader Cites Ailing Wife In Prison Release Bid

    John Dougherty, the former business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 in Philadelphia, has asked a federal judge to free him early from his six-year prison term for bribery and embezzlement so that he can go home to care for his ailing wife, who he claims will ultimately die without his assistance.

  2. February 04, 2025

    Ex-Philly Union Head's Nephew Avoids Jail In Extortion Case

    The nephew of a now-imprisoned former leader of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 received a nonincarceratory sentence in Philadelphia federal court Tuesday after admitting that he tried to violently extort a casino contractor out of undeserved pay.

  3. September 16, 2024

    Ex-Union Leader's Nephew Heads Off Extortion Trial With Plea

    The nephew of the former business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 pled guilty Monday to attempting to shake down a casino contractor for a paycheck for work he never performed, Philadelphia's top federal prosecutor announced.

  4. September 06, 2024

    Ex-Union Head's Nephew Eyes Plea Change In Extortion Case

    The nephew of convicted felon and the former business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 is scheduled for a change of plea hearing on extortion charges stemming from allegedly intimidating a contractor on the Live! Casino construction project.

  5. August 22, 2024

    Philly Contractor Gets Probation For Taking Union Money

    A Philadelphia contractor who accepted union money embezzled by John Dougherty, former business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98, to renovate the labor leader's personal properties was sentenced to three years of probation Thursday.

  6. August 16, 2024

    Feds Drop Extortion Case Against Convicted Ex-Labor Leader

    Federal prosecutors want to dismiss their extortion case against former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 business manager John Dougherty, who was convicted of bribery and embezzlement and sentenced to six years in prison, but whose trial on charges related to allegedly threatening a contractor ended with a hung jury.

  7. August 01, 2024

    Ex-Philly Union Leaders On The Hook For Union's Legal Fees

    Former Philadelphia union leader and convicted felon John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty will have to pay 90% of the attorney fees that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 incurred while participating in the government's public corruption and embezzlement cases against him, a federal judge said Thursday.

  8. July 11, 2024

    Ex-Union Leader Gets 6 Years For Bribery, Embezzlement

    John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty, the former business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 in Philadelphia, was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison after being convicted of bribing a city councilman and stealing over $500,000 from the union.

  9. July 09, 2024

    No Conflict For Ballard Spahr In Ex-Union Leader's Bribe Case

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday rejected a claim by former Philadelphia union leader and convicted felon John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty that his Ballard Spahr LLP defense team marred its representation of him in a bribery prosecution because of a conflict of interest with Comcast.

  10. June 27, 2024

    No Sentencing Delay For Ex-Union Head Ahead Of Retrial Date

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has rejected former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 business manager John Dougherty's request to postpone his sentencing for his bribery and embezzlement convictions ahead of the government possibly retrying him on extortion charges following an April mistrial.