Ex-Philly labor leader Johnny Doc's extortion trial to resume today with more testimony

With the trial in its second week, prosecutors are focusing on John Dougherty's reaction to his nephew's job-site fight.

This case centers on allegations that Dougherty threatened a contractor and his nephew Greg Fiocca assaulted a job site manager amid a dispute over Fiocca’s poor job performance and pay during the 2020 construction of the Live! Casino in South Philadelphia. Defense attorneys say the government has blown the altercation out of proportion.

Fran Rothwein, a Local 98 foreman on the casino job told jurors that Dougherty was “screaming” mad at the project’s management after learning they’d docked Fiocca’s pay and were pushing to have him booted from the job.Unlike John Dougherty’s two earlier trials — both of which played out at the federal courthouse in Center City — his third will take place in Reading, starting with opening arguments there Wednesday, once jury selection in Philadelphia is done.

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