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Former Philadelphia labor leader Johnny "Doc" Dougherty and a former union president hear prosecutors' closing arguments alleging the two stole more than $600,000 from the electrical workers union.
Closing arguments were made Monday in the embezzlement trial of former IBEW local 98 leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty.
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.
Trial is set to begin Monday for John 'Johnny Doc' Dougherty, who has been charged with embezzling over $600,000 from the electricians' union and spent it on...
After four years of delays, jury selection has started in a case alleging John Dougherty embezzled over $600,000 from the electricians' union that he once led.