For Donald Dougherty, the old habits wouldn’t go away. That’s why he’s likely to go to prison. On January 21, Dougherty, a Philadelphia-based electrical contractor, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to one count each of tax fraud and theft related to his work with International Brotherhood of Electrical […]
Donald Dougherty
Contractor, Accountant Indicted in Philadelphia IBEW Scandal
The net has grown wider for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98, if not necessarily for its allied power brokers at Philadelphia City Hall. On November 25, Donald “Gus” Dougherty and Michael McKale, respectively, a Local 98 contractor and an accountant for Dougherty’s firm, were indicted in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District […]
Philadelphia Electrical Workers Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Theft
Being a union contractor can be risky, even if the labor boss with whom he does shady business has the same last name and is a lifelong friend. Such was the case for Donald “Gus” Dougherty, president of Dougherty Electric, Inc., in Philadelphia. On Monday, May 19, Dougherty pleaded guilty in federal court to bribing […]