steve4102 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 ...Union Kingpin charged with embezzlement, Theft and Bribery. Pennsylvania Democrats are worried about the short-term future of their political machine after authorities charged a Philadelphia labor leader with numerous counts of embezzlement, bribery and theft, Politico reports. John Dougherty, the business manager of Philadelphia’s branch of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and six other labor officials were indicted on 116 charges related to lavish misuse of union funds and buying influence with corrupt politicians, The 159-page indictment was released by the federal court in Pennsylvania Friday. It details more than two years of FBI and IRS operations and raids launched against IBEW Local 98 offices, union officials and their homes. Dougherty used union funds as his “personal bank account and as a means to obtain employment for himself, his family, and his friends,” the indictment says, “I got a different world than most people ever exist in,” Dougherty says according to the transcript of a 2015 FBI wiretap put in the indictment. Dougherty has wielded significant influence across the battleground state, throwing the union’s power and purse behind politicians, largely democrats, running for local, state and national offices. Costello lost his seat after Pennsylvania’s electoral map was redrawn by the state’s Supreme Court. Dougherty’s union was instrumental in placing three justices, including Dougherty’s own brother, on the court, Politico reports. If Dougherty is convicted and taken out of the state’s political machine, the impact may ripple from Philadelphia’s local elections all the way up to the 2020 presidential race. Pennsylvania Democrats are worried that losing Dougherty will seriously cripple their ability to mobilize voters and funds against the GOP and President Donald Trump in the short-term, according to Politico. “When people run for president, John’s on the list of people they call in Pennsylvania,” longtime political observer Larry Ceisler told Politico. https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/01/pennsylvania-ibew-john-dougherty/?utm_medium=email 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Where are the dems gonna get their donations? . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Just the tip of an nasty iceberg. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 With all the cheating and corruption that is being uncovered....how the hell did we get a Republican president? Everything, I mean everything was stacked against us. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4102 Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, Bish1309 said: With all the cheating and corruption that is being uncovered....how the hell did we get a Republican president? Everything, I mean everything was stacked against us. Divine Intervention 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, steve4102 said: Divine Intervention I thought it was rigged. (I mean, the dems told me it couldn’t be done and The Don told me it was. He doesn’t lie) . Edited February 2, 2019 by Dric902 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4102 Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, Dric902 said: I thought it was rigged. (I mean, the dems told me it couldn’t be done and The Don told me it was. He doesn’t lie) . What did I tell you about thinking? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, steve4102 said: What did I tell you about thinking? I don’t remember i must have purposely blocked it by accident (i don’t have a problem with authority, but I do get mad at stop signs) . Edited February 2, 2019 by Dric902 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) 116 counts. Naw, not the good ol' union. Why they're good people just trying to keep evil business owners honest. Here's the text of the indictment. https://dig.abclocal.go.com/wpvi/pdf/news/013019-wpvi-local-98-indictment-PDF.pdf Edited February 2, 2019 by Al Czervik 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Hawk Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Any bets that all the politicians are acquitted of receiving the bribes he’ll probably be found guilty of giving?? Hawk 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve4102 Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 18 hours ago, Brown Hawk said: Any bets that all the politicians are acquitted of receiving the bribes he’ll probably be found guilty of giving?? Hawk Any bets on how many that received bribes were members of the Democrat party? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 9:57 AM, Bish1309 said: With all the cheating and corruption that is being uncovered....how the hell did we get a Republican president? Everything, I mean everything was stacked against us. Because all of us came out of the woodwork and VOTED for a change rather than sitting on our collective a****. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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