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Nearly a decade after the FBI raided city hall, the former mayor of Palm Springs pleaded guilty to taking bribes from ...
The surprise guilty plea of former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet leaves many questions open. Here are some answers.
Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet pleaded guilty in a bribery case stemming from an alleged scheme to buy off the mayor ...
Reactions pouring in after former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet pleaded guilty in a bribery case stemming from an alleged ...
Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting bribes from at least one real estate developer to secure support for projects on the council’s agenda, but the man accused ...
Nearly a decade after the FBI raided Palm Springs City Hall, a trial is set for the city's former mayor and a developer accused of bribing him.
Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet pleaded guilty in his bribery case stemming from an alleged scheme to buy off the mayor to ensure his support for a real estate developer projects. Pougnet, 62, ...
Pretrial motions continue Wednesday ahead of jury selection for the trial of one-time Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and a ...
For real this time. The trial for ex-mayor Steve Pougnet and John Wessman is set to begin May 6. In court Thursday, a prosecutor and both men’s defense attorneys announced they were “ready for ...
After nearly a decade of delays, former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and developer John Wessman will stand trial on bribery charges beginning May 6 at the Banning Justice Center. The two ...
Pougnet, 62, and John Elroy Wessman, 86, were criminally charged, for the first time, in 2017. They were indicted by a Riverside County grand jury two years later, along with Coachella Valley real ...