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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 not to take the stand in his defense. “He doesn’t have to say anything,” US District...

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. Correia's trial on twenty four charges of fraud, extortion and corruption is set to begin. BOSTON — The prosecution and defense rested in the 24-count federal fraud, extortion and bribery case of ...

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 SnoOwl app. SnoOwl investors had previously testified that Correia wasn't doing much to develop the app. ...