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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 government brought in a “conga line” of questionable witnesses who had much to gain as co-conspirators�...

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 to "mentor" him. Joe Macy testified that another of the co-conspirators, Gen Andrade, who ran Correi...

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...