Pomierski indicted

John Victor Pomierski, 56, of Upland, surrendered to authorities today after being named in an 11-count indictment returned Wednesday afternoon by a federal grand jury in Riverside.

The indictment accuses Pomierski of conspiracy, extortion and bribery offenses in a scheme that led the owners of two businesses to pay $45,000 in bribes.

A federal grand jury has indicted Pomierski and the mayor's appointee to a municipal board - John Hennes - on federal corruption charges that outline an extortion scheme targeting the two Upland businesses.