The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98 faces several charges of conspiracy, embezzlement, and fraud after an FBI investigation led to the indictment of Philadelphia’s most notorious union boss Johnny “Doc” Dougherty and members of his crew.
Below are some of IBEW’s latest rackets and the recent sentencing for Rocco Fazzolari of NY, who plead guilty to embezzling union funds back in September:
In Pennsylvania, John Dougherty, Business Manager of IBEW Local 98 was charged in an indictment with one count of conspiracy to embezzle from a labor union and employee benefits plan, 34 counts of embezzlement of union funds, 23 counts of wire fraud theft from the union, two counts of wire fraud theft from political action committee, two counts of filing a false LM report, two counts of falsifying union records, five counts of filing false federal income tax returns, one count of conspiracy to accept unlawful payments from an employer, eight counts of accepting unlawful payments from an employer, one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and federal program bribery, 11 counts of honest services wire fraud, and one count of honest services mail fraud.
In Pennsylvania, Brian Burrows, President of IBEW Local 98 was charged in an indictment with one count of conspiracy to embezzle from a labor union and employee benefits plan, 14 counts of embezzlement of union funds, two counts of filing a false LM report, two counts of falsifying union records, and five counts of filing false federal income tax returns.
In Pennsylvania, Michael Neill, Apprentice Training Director of IBEW Local 98 was charged in an indictment with one count of conspiracy to embezzle from labor union and employee benefits plan, four counts of embezzlement of union funds, one count of theft from an employee benefit plan, and four counts of filing false federal income tax returns.
In Pennsylvania, Marita Crawford, Business Agent and Political Director of IBEW Local 98, was charged in an indictment with one count of conspiracy to embezzle from a labor union and employee benefits plan, four counts of embezzlement of union funds, three counts of wire fraud theft from the union, two counts of wire fraud theft from political action committee, one count of filing a false LM report, and one count of falsifying union records
In New York, Rocco Fazzolari, former President of the International Brotherhood of Trade Unions Local 122 (an independent union located on Long Island, N.Y.), was sentenced to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and he was ordered to pay $1,288,810 in restitution. On September 26, 2018, Fazzolari pleaded guilty to embezzlement of union funds, embezzlement of benefit plan funds, and conspiracy to embezzle plan funds.
