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Former Local 98 leader John Dougherty’s facing his third felony trial this week. Will this time be different?

Dougherty and his nephew, Greg Fiocca, stand accused of extorting a union contractor who in 2020 attempted to dock Fiocca’s pay in a dispute over poor job performance.

John Dougherty, then the head of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, speaks to reporters outside the union's headquarters in October 2021.
John Dougherty, then the head of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, speaks to reporters outside the union's headquarters in October 2021.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer