Hearing postponed to October for developer charged with bribing ex-Palm Springs mayor
A pretrial hearing for a real estate developer accused in a Palm Springs City Hall bribery scheme was postponed today at the request of the…
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Court of Appeals reverses judge’s decision to drop charges against developer in ex-Palm Springs mayor bribery case
The California 4th District Court of Appeals has reversed a judge’s decision to drop the charges against one of the developers indicted in the…
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Co-defendant in Palm Springs bribery case to get passport back, with conditions
Richard Meaney, a co-defendant in a bribery case involving former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet, will again have access to his passport for…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses charges against developer in ex-Palm Springs mayor bribery case
A judge has dismissed charges against John Wessman, one of the developers accused in the bribery case involving former Palm Springs mayor Steve…
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Ex-Palm Springs mayor bribery case pushed back to October
A court hearing was pushed back today for ex-Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and two Coachella Valley developers accused of buying his vote, at…
Continue Reading Judge unseals transcripts in corruption case against former Palm Springs mayor, developers
A judge has unsealed the grand jury transcripts in the corruption case against former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and developers John Wessman…
Continue Reading Judge rules to unseal grand jury transcripts in Palm Springs corruption case
A judge overseeing the corruption case against former Mayor Steve Pougnet, Developers John Wessman and Richard Meaney ruled Friday to unseal the…
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Decision to release grand jury report delayed in Palm Springs corruption case
A decision on whether the grand jury report will be released in the case of a former Palm Springs mayor and two developers will be postponed until…
Continue ReadingPougnet, Wessman, Meaney requesting grand jury report to be sealed
Tomorrow, the attorneys for former Mayor Steve Pougnet and developers John Wessman and Richard Meaney will be back in court, this time asking a judge…
Continue Reading Palm Springs corruption suspects plead not guilty at arraignment
UPDATE: Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and developers Richard Meaney and John Wessman were arraigned Thursday morning on the new grand jury…
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