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On day 4 of deliberations, the jury in the Jasiel Correia corruption and fraud trial has found the former mayor guilty of 21 of 24 counts

Day 2 of jury deliberations is under way in the trial of former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II at John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse.

BOSTON — Jasiel Correia II was “a mayor of old school corruption” who was happy to find a new illegal revenue stream shaking down marijuana vendors when the money he took from investors in his SnoOwl app company dried up, according to federal prosecutors closing arguments on Monday.  Not so, argued defense attorney Kevin Reddington, who said his client was dealing with savvy businessmen who invested in the company he started fresh out of college, and that the federal governmen...

FALL RIVER — Testimony is finally over in the long-awaited trial of former Mayor Jasiel Correia II, and while the jury still has yet to weigh the evidence, there were more situations revealed last week that have us scratching our heads again. What about all the people who loved Jasiel Correia? On the stand, co-conspirator Hildegar Camara testified that he considered Correia to be "like a son," and that after meeting him while he was in high school with his daughter, over the years he tried ...

Testimony ends in federal corruption case against former Fall River mayor By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff,Updated May 6, 2021, 7:40 p.m. Email to a Friend Former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia is accused of a slew of financial crimes.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Testimony ended Thursday in the federal corruption trial of former Fall River mayor Jasiel F. Correia II after prosecutors presented new evidence of The judge instructed jurors that they should not be influenced by Correia’s decision...

Jasiel Correia trial: Defense rests after 3 witnesses; IRS agent showed how Andrade paid her former boss Dan Medeiros, Jo C. Goode, Linda Murphy and Lynne Sullivan, The Herald News © Marc Vasconcellos/The Enterprise Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, left, arrives at John Joseph Moakley federal couthouse with his attorney Kevin Reddington, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Boston. Correias trial on twenty four charges of fraud, extortion and corruption is set to begin. BOSTON �...

BOSTON — The prosecution and defense rested in the 24-count federal fraud, extortion and bribery case of Jasiel Correia II on Thursday. Now the fate of the former Fall River mayor will be in the hands of a 14-member jury on Monday after closing arguments from both sides. Correia, 29, did not take the stand, and defense attorney Kevin Reddington only called three witnesses. Jonathan Carreiro, a Swansea technical project manager, said Correia came to him for his expertise to update the SnoOw...

Former Fall River mayor received $75,000 bribe in city car, witness testifies By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia arrived at the Moakley courthouse in Boston on Wednesday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff A federal corruption trial that has focused on payoffs orchestrated through “middlemen” or disguised as campaign contributions took a dramatic twist Wednesday as a local businessman testified that he placed...

The trial continues for Jasiel F. Correia, 29, a Democrat, who is accused of extorting $600,000 from marijuana vendors while he was mayor from 2016 to 2019.

BOSTON — The corruption and fraud trial against Jasiel Correia II continued Tuesday, with a focus on allegations that the former Fall River mayor extorted hundreds of thousands of dollars from marjiuana companies. The day was capped by stunning testimony from Hildegar Camara, one of four alleged co-conspirators. Camara, who said he considered Correia to be "like a son," has pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion, two counts of extortion conspiracy, and two counts of making false statemen...