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Former Palm Springs mayor Steve Pougnet was sentenced to two years probation, avoiding jail time despite admitting he took ...
Steve Pougnet, who was mayor from 2007 to 2015, took hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for favorable treatment of the developers' projects.
Steve Pougnet had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy with a major real estate developer in a scheme that ran from 2012 to ...
A former Palm Springs mayor pleaded guilty Wednesday, even as a jury was being seated for his trial. Steve Pougnet's plea raises questions, including: How did it happen over prosecutors' objection?
Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and developers John Wessman and Richard Meaney appeared in court Thursday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio and entered not guilty pleas following their ...
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.
Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and businessmen John Wessman and Richard Meaney pleaded not guilty Thursday at their arraignment on numerous counts of bribery and corruption involving ...
If you ever gave money to Mayor Steve Pougnet, then you’ve probably helped pay for his lawyer. Over the past two years, Pougnet, a former Palm Springs mayor who is facing felony bribery charges ...
Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet was paid $22,000 by the owner of a local construction company who said Pougnet later "went to bat" for him when voting to amend a lucrative bridge project ...
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.