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Government

Feb. 17, 2017

Riverside DA, FBI accuse ex-Palm Springs mayor of bribery

Palm Springs former mayor and two land developers have been charged in connection with a public corruption case in an ongoing investigation by a task force that includes the Riverside County district attorney's office and is led by the FBI.

By Renee Flannery
Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE ? Palm Springs' former mayor and two land developers have been charged with 30 counts of corruption resulting from an ongoing investigation by the Riverside County district attorney's office and the FBI, it was announced Thursday.

Riverside District Attorney Mike Hestrin told a news conference that developers John Wessman and Richard Meaney paid former mayor ...

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