Former Fall River, Massachusetts Mayor Jasiel Correia was found guilty Friday of wire fraud, filing false tax returns and extorting money from marijuana companies in a high-profile corruption trial that put a spotlight on the city. In all, the jury found Correia guilty on 21 federal charges, but acquitted him on three others. Correia, 29, was accused of stealing from.
Jury: Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia guilty of wire and tax fraud, extortion
The 29-year-old was found guilty of 21 of the two dozen charges against him. Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia arrives at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston, on April 21. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
A federal jury Friday found former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II guilty of extorting prospective marijuana business owners, filing false tax returns, and committing wire fraud when he stole from investors of SnoOwl, an app he founded, to fund a lavish lifestyle.
The verdict, delivered just after noon at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston, followed three full days of deliberations over the two dozen charges against the 29-year-old, once considered a Democratic political wunderkind of his mill-city hometown.
Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Found Guilty Of Tax Fraud And Extortion
In this Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 file photo Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, left, speaks beside his attorney Kevin Reddington outside the federal courthouse, in Boston, after his appearance on bribery, extortion and fraud charges.
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May 14, 2021
Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia on Friday was found guilty of 21 counts of extortion and tax fraud by a jury in U.S. District Court in Boston.
The decision came after more than four days of deliberations in the case after jurors heard from 36 witnesses in a nine-day trial at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse located on the Boston waterfront.