Longtime former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty is on trial on embezzlement charges, accused of having stolen from the union he led for nearly three decades.
Longtime former Philadelphia labor leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty is on trial on embezzlement charges, accused of having stolen from the union he led for nearly three decades.
"Over and over, again and again, he stole, he lied, and no one stopped him," Assistant U.S. Attorney Bea Witzleben told jurors in her opening statement Monday. "He stole money from that union any time he thought he could get away with it." Dougherty, 63, has denied the allegations and expressed confidence of acquittal on the more than 90 counts that include conspiracy, embezzlement, wire and tax fraud, and falsification of union records. Defense attorneys portrayed him as a hardworking leader trying to account for his expenses while working around the clock for union members.
Pagano said the union's success stemmed from his philosophy that "you have to spend money to make money," and the money spent to rub elbows with business and political leaders eventually led to increased wages and benefits. But, he said, Dougherty ran the operation like a "mom and pop business" that lacked some policies around spending and credit.
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