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Case Number:

1:18-cr-10364

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

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  1. May 10, 2021

    Jury Hears Ex-Mayor Guilty Of 'Disgusting' Conduct In Fraud

    A former Massachusetts mayor's "disgusting" conduct in allegedly defrauding investors and shaking down marijuana vendors warrants his conviction on two dozen federal charges, a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Monday.

  2. May 06, 2021

    Ex-Mayor's Fraud, Bribery Case Nears End As Defense Rests

    A Massachusetts federal jury could begin deliberations as soon as Monday in the fraud and corruption trial of the former mayor of Fall River, after the ex-politician presented a brief defense against claims he drained investor cash from his startup and extracted bribes from cannabis entrepreneurs looking to open in the city.

  3. May 05, 2021

    Mass. Mayor Took Cash Bribe Stuffed In Clipboard, Jury Told

    The former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, shook down a proposed retail cannabis shop for a six-figure bribe in exchange for giving the business his blessing to open, swinging by personally to pick up a stack of cash stuffed into a metal clipboard, a Boston jury heard Wednesday.

  4. May 04, 2021

    Ex-Mayor's Allies Arranged $25K Bribe Drop-Off, Jury Told

    Associates of a former Massachusetts mayor arranged a movie-like dead drop of an envelope with $25,000 in cash left in a shed as part of a series of alleged bribes from cannabis businesses seeking permission to open, a Boston federal jury heard Tuesday.

  5. May 03, 2021

    Associate Tells Of Mass. Mayor's $250K Pot Shop Bribes

    A Fall River, Massachusetts, man told a federal jury Monday he twice served as a middleman for former Mayor Jasiel Correia, who demanded that businessmen eyeing the city for marijuana dispensaries fork over $250,000 bribes for official approvals.

  6. April 29, 2021

    Ex-Mayor Used Investor Cash For Shoes, Jewelry, Jury Told

    A former Massachusetts mayor showered his then-girlfriend with expensive trips and gifts, including a $700 pair of Christian Louboutin heels and a $1,000 Tiffany necklace, she told a Boston jury Thursday, and prosecutors claim he used investors' money for the pricey items.

  7. April 28, 2021

    Ex-Mayor Was Warned Of Investor Trouble, Jury Hears

    The former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was warned by a potential business partner that using investor money meant to support his startup for personal expenses could result in criminal charges and was "a horrible mistake," a Boston jury heard Wednesday.

  8. April 27, 2021

    Mayor's Cash Grab Left App Investors Irate, Boston Jury Told

    An investor told a Boston jury Tuesday he angrily confronted a former Massachusetts mayor after learning from federal investigators that most of the $70,000 he had sunk into the mayor's app had instead been spent on lavish personal items and visits to strip clubs.

  9. April 26, 2021

    'Lying' Mayor Victimized Pot Cos. And Investors, Jury Told

    A former Massachusetts mayor is guilty of "lying, cheating, stealing and shakedowns," taking money investors gave him for the development of an app and separately extorting marijuana vendors for more than $600,000, federal prosecutors told a socially distanced jury Monday.

  10. April 22, 2021

    Corruption Trial Puts Mass. Pot Regime Under Microscope

    A former Massachusetts mayor accused of shaking down marijuana businesses will face a jury Monday in a case that spotlights a controversial state regulation allowing towns and cities to charge pot shops vague "impact" fees, while also marking Boston's first high-profile white collar trial since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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