Judge denies John Dougherty's motion to move surrender date
John Dougherty, the former Philadelphia labor leader, will begin a six-year prison sentence on Tuesday.
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John Dougherty, the former Philadelphia labor leader, will begin a six-year prison sentence on Tuesday.
Convicted former Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty will report to prison on Tuesday, Oct. 1 to begin his six-year sentence. Dougherty was convicted of corruption and embezzlement charges in two trials earlier this year.
A judge denied John Dougherty's motion to move his surrender date on Monday, which means the former Philadelphia labor leader will head to prison on Tuesday to begin his six-year sentence.
The former union heavyweight John Dougherty is expected to report to a federal prison in less than two months after being sentenced to six years on corruption-related convictions. Dougherty is only talking to CBS News Philadelphia in an exclusive interview with Joe Holden.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News Philadelphia, Dougherty spent 20 minutes talking on the street with Chief Investigative Reporter Joe Holden less than 24 hours after his federal court conviction.
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.
Dougherty, the former Philadelphia union boss, was sentenced to six years behind bars in his federal and embezzlement trial.
Prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence John Dougherty to 14 years in prison while others are asking for leniency for the convicted former union boss.
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.
John Dougherty and his nephew Greg Fiocca were accused in an extortion scheme.
Dougherty and his nephew, Greg Fiocca, are accused of an extortion scheme while the two worked for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 in Philadelphia.
The latest federal trial for former Philadelphia electricians union boss John Dougherty is underway.
Dougherty is accused of threatening the owner of an electrical contracting company who didn't pay his nephew after he failed to show up for work.
John Dougherty and co-defendant Brian Burrows were found guilty Thursday in their federal conspiracy and embezzlement trial.
Former Philadelphia labor titan John Dougherty and co-defendant Brian Burrows were found guilty Thursday by a jury in their federal embezzlement trial. Dougherty and Burrows will be sentenced in mid-March. Joe Holden has the latest.
CBS News Philadelphia chief investigative reporter Joe Holden breaks down the guilty verdict in the John Dougherty federal embezzlement trial.
Dougherty and co-defendant Brian Burrows were found guilty in their federal conspiracy and embezzlement trial.
John Dougherty and co-defendant Brian Burrows were found guilty Thursday in their federal conspiracy and embezzlement trial.
Day two of deliberations in the trial of former labor leaders John Dougherty and Brian Burrows wrapped up without a verdict on Wednesday night.
John Dougherty has been charged with embezzlement and conspiracy in connection to claims he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in union money, for personal reasons.
Philadelphia labor titan John Dougherty's fate in his federal embezzlement trial is now in the hands of a jury of his peers.
John Dougherty left court after sitting through hours of a closing argument where the federal government asked jurors to convict the once powerful and influential head of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98.
Federal prosecutors spent almost three hours Monday on their closing argument in the John Dougherty trial.
Closing arguments were heard Monday in the federal embezzlement trial of former Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty.
Federal prosecutors say the former IBEW 98 business manager stole union money and spent it on himself, his friends and family.
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Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he was readying a plan that would extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years.
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The NEXT Weather team is looking ahead to snow and rain in the forecast for the Philadelphia area this week.
The NEXT Weather team is looking ahead to more snow and rain in the forecast for the Philadelphia area this week.
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The U.S. Department of Energy says it's loaning $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island.
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