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Criminal

Apr. 28, 2012

Ex-mayor of Upland pleads guilty to bribery charges

A former Upland mayor pleaded guilty to bribery charges on Thursday, admitting he accepted $5,000 in exchange for helping a business obtain a permit from the city. Another defendant is expected to plead guilty on Monday.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A former mayor of Upland pleaded guilty to bribery charges on Thursday, admitting he accepted $5,000 in exchange for helping a business obtain a permit from the city.


John V. Pomierski, who resigned from office last year after being named in a grand jury indictment, faces up to 10 years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips is scheduled to issue a sentence on Aug. 6.


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