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FALL RIVER — In the first week of the Jasiel Correia trial, jurors heard from 20 witnesses, so far focused solely on the charges related to his former app company SnoOwl. Starting Monday, the government will begin presenting its case against Correia on the government corruption charges — that’s the part related to his alleged shakedown of marijuana vendors looking to do business in Fall River. But in the testimony so far — much of it very technical and related to accounting methods and financial records — there have been a number of head-scratching moments for those of us watching f...

IRS: Former Fall River mayor spent investor funds on Mercedes, personal trainer, and more By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff,Updated April 30, 2021, 8:26 p.m. Email to a Friend Former Fall River mayor Jasiel F. Correia II arrived at the courthouse last week.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff In 2013, former Fall River mayor Jasiel F. Correia II and two partners opened a bank account for their new startup, SnoOwl, and deposited a $50,000 check from a Fall River orthodontist, the first investor in the smartphone app company, court records show. A month later, Correia bought a 2011 Mercedes-Benz after withd...

Wunderkind ex-mayor to face jurors in fraud, bribery case ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press April 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE — In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo, Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Boston, following his appearance on bribery, extortion and fraud charges. Correia heads to trial in federal court in April 2021 on charges that he stole more than $230,000 from investors in a smartphone app he created to pay for things like a Mercedes, casino trips and adult entertainment. As mayor, he's accused of c...

In this file photo, Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia has a conversation in his city hall office. (Stephan Savoia/AP) After he was elected mayor of Fall River at just 23 years old, it seemed Jasiel Correia's political career had nowhere to go but up. Bright and dynamic, Correia charmed voters by portraying himself as a successful entrepreneur who could revive the struggling old mill city. Prosecutors say in reality he was a fraud and a thief. Correia heads to trial this month on charges that he stole more than $230,000 from investors in a smartphone app he created to pay for things like a Merce...

April 18, 2021 10:47 am BOSTON (AP) — After he was elected mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, at just 23 years old, it seemed Jasiel Correia’s political career had nowhere to go but up. Bright and dynamic, Correia charmed voters by portraying himself as a successful entrepreneur who could revive the struggling old mill city. Prosecutors say in reality he was a fraud and a thief. Correia heads to trial this month on charges that he stole more than $230,000 from investors in a smartphone app he created to pay for things like a Mercedes, casino trips and adult entertainment. As mayor, he’...