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 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?

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

BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) - Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet pleaded guilty in a bribery case stemming from an alleged scheme to buy off the mayor to ensure his support for a real estate ...

Steve Pougnet, a former Palm Springs mayor who admitted taking $325,000 in bribes from developers, was given probation. A prosecutor objected, saying betrayal of the public trust warrants jail time.