Trump Commutes Ex-Union Leader Dougherty's Prison Term

By Rae Ann Varona · September 3, 2026, 11:02 PM EDT

President Donald Trump has cut short ex-Philadelphia labor leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty's prison sentence for bribery and embezzlement, an attorney for the former International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. DOUGHERTY et al

Case Number

2:19-cr-00064

Court

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

January 29, 2019


Case Title

USA v. DOUGHERTY, ET. AL.,

Case Number

2:21-cr-00065

Court

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

March 02, 2021