Jasiel Correia

‘I’ve done nothing wrong,’ declares Correia

Courts/ Criminal Justice/ Politics

‘I’ve done nothing wrong,’ declares Correia

Fall River mayor strikes defiant tone following federal indictment

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AN UNSHAVEN JASIEL CORREIA, arrested by FBI agents earlier in the day, was led into a federal courtroom in Boston on Thursday afternoon in leg shackles and handcuffs, dressed in black jeans and a black polo shirt. He walked out of court a little more than an hour later in a dark blue suit and(...)

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Correia arrested on federal fraud charges

Criminal Justice/ Politics

Correia arrested on federal fraud charges

Fall River mayor had been under investigation for two years by IRS and HUD

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FEDERAL AGENTS ARRESTED Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia early Thursday morning and charged him with defrauding investors in a company he started as a teenager, then using the money to “pay for a lavish lifestyle” that included a Mercedes, jewelry for himself and a former girlfriend, air travel, and trips to casinos and adult entertainment venues,(...)

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Fall River’s lightning rod

Politics/ Spring 2018

Fall River’s lightning rod

Mayor Jasiel Correia should be riding high, but these are trying times

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Photographs by Meghan Moore  FALL RIVER MAYOR Jasiel Correia’s voice was scratchy and raw. It was March 13, the day after yet another nor’easter, and he had spent a good part of the day, like many a mayor across the state, dealing with snow removal complaints and public safety issues. And then, probably unlike most mayors,(...)

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