October 31, 2022
A federal judge on Monday told former Philadelphia union leader and political powerhouse John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty that he will appoint counsel to represent Dougherty to get his embezzlement trial moving, as the former head of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 hasn't found an attorney since his previous counsel withdrew in September.
November 15, 2021
A federal jury found influential Philadelphia labor leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty and City Councilmember Bobby Henon guilty Monday on charges related to Dougherty's use of a union salary to buy Henon's support and influence on the City Council.
September 02, 2020
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday shot down efforts from a politically influential labor leader and a Philadelphia city councilman to dodge criminal charges over an alleged yearslong bribery scheme in advance of trial.
March 17, 2020
A Pennsylvania state must reconsider a Philadelphia union boss's bid to stay a civil assault suit against him pending a criminal corruption case, a state appellate panel said Monday, saying the lower court had failed to properly assess a six-factor balancing test.
July 08, 2019
Allowing a Philadelphia city councilman to face bribery charges over the salary he received from a local labor union following his election would cast a pall over any public official who maintains outside employment while in office, a federal judge was warned Monday during a hearing.
April 24, 2019
Prosecutors pushed back Tuesday against a powerful Philadelphia union leader's argument that a bribery case against him is unwarranted, saying that putting a city council member on the union payroll in exchange for exerting government influence in the union's favor amounts to a bribe.
March 21, 2019
A powerful Philadelphia union boss on Thursday accused federal prosecutors of engaging in a "feeble attempt at criminalizing the legislative process" in an indictment accusing him of bribing a member of the city council.
January 30, 2019
The politically powerful head of an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local in Philadelphia was charged Wednesday in a 116-count federal indictment alleging he embezzled more than a half-million dollars in union funds and paid a city councilman, also charged in the case, to do his bidding in government.