Pougnet, 62, the former mayor, pleaded guilty or no contest to all counts, 21 felonies in total, last month. The other ...

The jury began deliberations Friday in the trial of real estate developer John Wessman as the decade-old Palm Springs bribery case nears an end. John Wessman faces nine felony charges of bribery and ...

Steve Pougnet, who was mayor from 2007 to 2015, took hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for favorable treatment of the developers' projects.

A jury on Monday acquitted Wessman on all charges, including nine counts of bribery and one count of conspiracy in case ...

Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet pleaded guilty to bribery, conspiracy and conflict-of-interest charges. The plea ends a long-delayed case that began when he was first charged in 2017.

Today we report on the outcome of a trial involving a prominent developer int he city, what's next for a former hotel site ...

A real estate developer broke his silence Wednesday about his role in bribes paid to then-Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet. Sports Business News Life Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) - Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet pleaded guilty in a bribery case stemming from an alleged scheme to buy off the mayor to ensure his support for a real estate ...

Zois characterized the business relationship with former Mayor Steve Pougnet as one of backroom deals intended to do one thing — benefit Wessman and his ventures.

An 86-year-old real estate developer accused of giving then-Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet with six-figure bribes to win his support for projects violated the “public trust,” putting a ...

Developer John Wessman was found not guilty of bribing former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet. A jury found Wessman not ...