John Dougherty

John Dougherty is a prominent Union leader with a tight grip on construction jobs in the greater Philadelphia. With an outsized influence in city and state politics, he has steered millions of dollars to political candidates during his 25-year tenure running the IBEW union. He was indicted in January 2019, as the FBI investigates his handling of the IBEW Local 98 union funds. Along with city Councilman Robert Henon and six others, he was charged with 116-count of Public Corruption. His defense has argued vigorously that alleged activities were in fact lawful and the case has become quite complicated with some defendants asking that the case be split up between different contested issues,