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

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 ...

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

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.

Closing statements are set to conclude Friday in the trial of real estate developer John Elroy Wessman, who is accused in a bribery scheme involving ex-Palm Springs Mayor Stephen Philip Pougnet and ...

Jury deliberating in decade-old Palm Springs bribery trial of developer John Wessman Real estate developer John Wessman's trial nears end as the jury begins to deliberate in the Palm Springs ...

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 ...

Nearly a decade after their arrests, former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and developer John Wessman could finally face a jury. Their trial, involving bribery allegations tied to development ...

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. The ...

John Wessman, founder of Wessman Construction and Wessman Development in Palm Springs, California, bought the 1.68-acre property at 1713 Waterford Pointe Road in Lexington at auction for $726,100 ...