IBEW Boss John Dougherty Found Guilty in Trial by Jury – Again

John Dougherty, Business Manager of IBEW Local 98, was found guilty of over 50 criminal corruption acts. This isn’t the first time he’s been found guilty either – read about his jury trial that took place in 2021 here.

From the Department of Labor:

On December 7, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, John Dougherty, former Business Manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98 (located in Philadelphia, Pa.), was found guilty following a four-week trial of one count of conspiracy to embezzle from a labor union and employee benefits plan, 33 counts of embezzlement of union funds, 22 counts of wire fraud theft from the union, two counts of wire fraud theft from political action committee, two counts of filing a false LM report, two counts of falsifying union records, and four counts of filing false federal income tax returns in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371, 29 U.S.C. 501(c), 18 U.S.C. 1343, 29 U.S.C. 439(b) 29 U.S.C. 439(c), and 26 U.S.C. 7206(1). The guilty verdict follows an investigation by the OLMS Philadelphia-Pittsburgh District Office, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

To read more, please visit the DOL site here.