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

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

In 2003, John Wessman convinced a group of homeowners and boutique hotel operators to let him build more than 30 tightly packed condominiums in the middle of their historic Palm Springs neighborhood.

John Wessman faces nine felony charges of bribery and one of conspiracy and is accused of paying a second real estate developer, Richard Meaney, who in turn facilitated about $375,000 payments to ...

A verdict is expected to be read at 10 a.m. Monday in the bribery trial of Palm Springs developer John Wessman. Wessman faces ...

A Riverside County criminal grand jury has indicted former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and real estate developers John Wessman and Richard Meaney on bribery, perjury and conflict of interest ...

After years of delays, Palm Springs’ former mayor and a prominent developer will finally go to trial on corruption and bribery charges next week. For real this time. The trial for ex-mayor Steve ...

Pougnet voted on Sept. 5, 2012, to approve an amendment to the reimbursement agreement related to the Desert Fashion Plaza, a former mall in downtown Palm Springs that Wessman owned.

Phase two of construction on the Mirador townhomes was underway at 239 Rock Point Drive in January. Mirador’s developer, John Wessman of Palm Springs, Calif., faces felony charges for allegedly ...

Developer John Wessman listens to his defense attorneny’s closing arguments in his trial for bribery and conspiracy to commit a felony at the Banning Justice Center in Banning, Calif., June 6, 2025.

A Riverside County criminal grand jury has indicted former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and real estate developers John Wessman and Richard Meaney on bribery, perjury and conflict of interest ...

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