Former Palm Springs mayor Steve Pougnet was sentenced to two years probation, avoiding jail time despite admitting he took ...

Steve Pougnet had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy with a major real estate developer in a scheme that ran from 2012 to ...

Ex-Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet was sentenced Wednesday to two years’ felony probation for accepting six-figure bribes to publicly support development projects in the city. Pougnet, 62, in May ...

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 ...

“Steve Pougnet always did his best for the people of Palm Springs,” Segal said. “He made every financial disclosure required of him and did so truthfully.

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?

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 ...

Move comes after multiple delays in case. Former mayor Steve Pougnet, developer John Wessman and associate Richard Meaney order to appear at arraignment on Sept. 12.

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 ...

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 ...