Criminal
Mar. 5, 2011
Upland's Former Mayor Indicted
A federal grand jury indicted the former mayor of Upland and the mayor's appointee to a municipal board on corruption charges involving an extortion scheme targeting two local businesses.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal grand jury indicted the former mayor of Upland and the mayor's appointee to a municipal board on corruption charges involving an extortion scheme targeting two local businesses.
John Victor Pomierski, 56, who resigned as mayor last week, was accused in an 11-count indictment of extorting $45,000 from the business owners in exchange for helping them get permits, among other things....
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