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John Dougherty found guilty in union embezzlement trial, his second felony conviction in as many years

The verdict follows a monthlong trial in which the ex-union chief and others were accused of embezzling more than $600,000 from Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Former labor leader John Dougherty and his lawyer, Greg Pagano, speak to reporters Thursday outside the federal courthouse in Center City Philadelphia after his conviction in his union embezzlement trial.
Former labor leader John Dougherty and his lawyer, Greg Pagano, speak to reporters Thursday outside the federal courthouse in Center City Philadelphia after his conviction in his union embezzlement trial.Read moreTyger Williams / Staff Photographer