John Dougherty reporting to prison Tuesday to begin six-year sentence Convicted former Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty will report to prison on Tuesday, Oct. 1 to begin his six-year sentence.

Former IBEW Local 98 union boss John Dougherty was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday after federal juries found him guilty of bribery and embezzlement.

John Dougherty, the former Philadelphia labor leader, will begin a six-year prison sentence on Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Former Philadelphia labor titan John Dougherty and co-defendant Brian Burrows were found guilty Thursday by a jury in their federal embezzlement trial.

Philadelphia labor titan John Dougherty's fate in his federal embezzlement trial is now in the hands of a jury of his peers.

Burrows, the codefendant of John Dougherty, was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday after being convicted in the federal embezzlement, conspiracy trial in December 2023.

Day two of deliberations in the trial of former labor leaders John Dougherty and Brian Burrows wrapped up without a verdict on Wednesday night.

Closing arguments were heard Monday in the federal embezzlement trial of former Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty .

Former labor leader John Dougherty, once one of the most influential public figures in Philadelphia, was just sentenced to spend six years in federal prison for bribing a City Councilmember and ...