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Johnny Doc took the stand and asked a federal judge to release him from prison early to care for his ailing wife
May 20, 2026 // Dougherty, 65, was sentenced in 2024 to six years in prison after being convicted in separate trials — the first in 2021, after a jury found that he had spent years bribing former Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon, the second in 2023 over nearly $600,000 he and others embezzled from the union. The former leader of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Dougherty was known as a gregarious and chatty political player, with influence from City Hall to Harrisburg. And some of those traits were evident during Monday’s hearing, including the fact that one of the spectators in a crowded gallery was his brother, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty. John Dougherty’s testimony was also reminiscent of the freewheeling style he displayed before he was incarcerated. He delivered long anecdotes about his wife’s condition, which dates back to 1999, and described ways in which he sought to care for her, including by living with her at rehabilitation facilities for years before his federal indictment.