September 03, 2026
President Donald Trump has cut short ex-Philadelphia labor leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty's prison sentence for bribery and embezzlement, an attorney for the former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 business manager confirmed Thursday.
July 30, 2026
After reconsidering his previous denial of incarcerated ex-Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty's request for compassionate release to care for his disabled wife, a Pennsylvania federal judge has again held that the former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 business manager should remain in prison to serve out his six-year sentence for bribery and embezzlement.
July 16, 2026
The nephew of former Philadelphia union leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty has been assigned 40 hours of community service for violating his probation in an extortion case by going on a surprise trip to Disney World.
May 18, 2026
John Dougherty, the former business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 in Philadelphia serving time for corruption convictions, told a federal judge on Monday that he needed to be let out of prison because only he could provide the care his disabled wife needs to survive.
January 26, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday rejected an early release bid by John Dougherty, the former business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 in Philadelphia, ruling that his argument to be released from his six-year prison term to look after his disabled wife for fear that she wouldn't be able to receive proper care was based on speculation.
September 09, 2025
Prosecutors urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject the early release bid by the former business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 in Philadelphia, arguing Tuesday that he should not be freed from his six-year prison term to care for his disabled wife because her condition has not changed since he was locked up last year.
August 29, 2025
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.
February 04, 2025
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.
September 16, 2024
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.
September 06, 2024
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.