Wessman, a prominent developer, is accused of bribing former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet between 2012 and 2014. ... Bribery suspect John Wessman asks to transfer Palm Springs corruption case.

Businessman John Wessman was ordered to surrender his passport Thursday as the court hearings began in the Palm Springs public corruption case, which also snared former Mayor Steve Pougnet.

The jury began deliberations Friday in the trial of real estate developer John Wessman as the decade-old Palm Springs bribery case nears an end. John Wessman faces nine felony charges of bribery ...

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 ...

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 ...

UPDATE: Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and developers Richard Meaney and John Wessman were arraigned Thursday morning on the new grand jury indictment; all pled not guilty. The judge ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CN) – The former mayor of Palm Springs faces up to 19 years in state prison on charges of accepting $375,000 in bribes from real estate developers. Ex-mayor Steve Pougnet and ...

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.