Mistrial declared in trial of Philadelphia union boss charged with extortion after jury 'hopelessly deadlocked'
The trial was held in federal court in Reading.
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The trial was held in federal court in Reading.
The trial is underway in federal court in Reading for a Philadelphia labor leader who's charged with extortion.
View the The Philadelphia Tribune for Friday, December 8, 2023
After a trial that lasted six weeks, a jury convicted Dougherty of most charges related to funds he stole from the union he once led.
The scandal is not a case of a few bad apples. Such corruption is endemic, part and parcel of the misnamed “American labor movement."