Jeremy Roebuck

The embezzlement case is the second trial in two years for John Dougherty, the former leader of the politically powerful Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Prosecutors say the longtime Local 98 leader betrayed his union. John Dougherty’s defense team says he made honest mistakes.

Prosecutors began presenting their case against the former labor leader Monday with a dizzying array of expense reports, union records, and invoices from retailers.

Welcome to the first installment of the Inside Johnny Doc’s Trial newsletter, where we’ll take you behind the scenes of the case against the ex-union chief.

Prosecutors say Dougherty enriched himself at the expense of his union’s members. The former union chief insists he’ll be acquitted.

From concert tickets and pricey restaurant meals to more than $8,000 at Target, here’s what former labor leader John Dougherty is accused of buying for himself and his family with his union’s money.

Johnny Doc, the former leader of the politically powerful electricians union, was convicted of bribery in 2021. This time, he’s facing embezzlement charges.

Among those picked to hear the case are an Air Force veteran, a handful of tech workers, and a member of another local union — all drawn from across the Philadelphia region.

The charges against Ahkil Crumpton — a former all-state and all-Catholic wide receiver for West Catholic High School who went on to play at the University of Georgia — stemmed from a 2021 slaying.

The $234,500 heist was the culmination of a spree of tractor-trailer robberies in which the crew stole frozen crab legs, shrimp, beer and liquor from trucks moving through the city, prosecutors say.