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PHILADELPHIA — A federal jury on Thursday found John Dougherty guilty on embezzlement charges, delivering his second felony conviction in as many years and casting a devastating blow to his

Former Philadelphia union boss Johnny ‘Doc’ Dougherty was found guilty Thursday on embezzlement charges.

Former Philadelphia labor union boss John Dougherty has been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the union he led for nearly three decades. The news comes two years after he was convicted on bribery charges.

PHILADELPHIA — Longtime former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty is on trial on embezzlement charges, accused of having stolen from the union he led for nearly three decades. Dough...

Longtime former Philadelphia labor leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty is on trial on embezzlement charges, accused of having stolen from the union he led for nearly three decades.

Longtime former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty is on trial on embezzlement charges, accused of having stolen from the union he led for nearly three decades. Dougherty and

Dougherty’s new lawyers argue that the defense provided to him by Center City law firm Ballard Spahr was compromised due to conflicts of interests with the firm’s other clients, including Comcast.

Philly Councilmember Henon held a $70,000/yr job with Local 98. Federal prosecutors need jurors to decide if he worked for that salary or took it as a bribe.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A powerful Philadelphia labor leader kept a city council member on the union payroll in a no-show, $70,000-a-year job so he would do his bidding at City

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A powerful Philadelphia labor leader kept a city council member on the union payroll in a no-show, $70,000-a-year job so he would do his bidding at City