A businessman involved in arrangements to illegally procure support from a former Palm Springs mayor for downtown development ...

Richard Meaney, one of two real estate developers charged, was sentenced to one year probation in Palm Springs bribery 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.

The trial of former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet, scheduled for this month, has been pushed to the fall after the recent guilty plea of one of the two real estate developers accused of bribing ...

One of two real estate developers accused of bribing then-Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count as the trial looms for the former mayor and the other developer.

Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and real estate developer John Wessman won't be tried this year on allegations they engaged in a public corruption scheme beginning more than a decade ago.

An ex-mayor of Palm Springs, Steve Pougnet, and a developer have already pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme. Another developer who denies involvement, John Wessman, is now on trial.

The co-defendants: Pougnet and Meaney both pleaded guilty to charges related to the case. Pougnet admitted to more than 20 felonies, while Meaney accepted a misdemeanor plea in exchange for probation.

Pougnet, Wessman and Meaney were criminally charged, for the first time, in 2017 and later indicted by a grand jury. The case began as a federal corruption probe until it was turned over to county ...

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.

I wasn’t surprised to read that former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet pleaded guilty for taking bribes from developers. I ran against Pougnet in the 2007 Palm Springs mayoral race and placed ...