Ex-Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia guilty of 21 of 24 counts of fraud, extortion, conspiracy

[BradAllison]

https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/courts/2021/05/14/jasiel-correia-trial-live-updates-jury-asks-question-extortion-fraud-bribery-marijuana-corruption/5089635001/

BOSTON — Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II, described by federal prosecutors as a “mayor of old school corruption,” has been found guilty of wire fraud, tax fraud, extortion and conspiracy.

A jury of Correia's peers, after 22 hours of deliberations, found him guilty Friday of 21 of 24 federal counts. He was found guilty of all nine counts of wire fraud with regard to deceiving investors in his app company, guilty of all four counts of filing false tax returns, and guilty of extorting four marijuana business owners in exchange for the right to do business in Fall River.

He was found not guilty of the two counts related to water line work done for co-conspirator Tony Costa, and of the bribery count related to former chief of staff Gen Andrade handing over a portion of her salary. Andrade has also pleaded guilty.

Correia will not be remanded to jail but he will be required to wear a GPS ankle bracelet — which he will have to pay for — and sentencing will be Sept. 20.

The verdict with regard to each count is as follows:

Count A: Wire Fraud. Processing Dr. David Cabeceiras’ $6,000 check to SnoOwl. — GUILTY
Count B: Wire Fraud. Email Correia to Mark Eisenberg with business plan. — GUILTY
Count C: Wire Fraud. Email Correia to Eisenberg with equity stake agreement. — GUILTY
Count D: Wire Fraud. Processing Eisenberg’s $25,000 investment check. — GUILTY
Count E: Wire Fraud. Processing Victor Martinez’s $25,000 investment check. — GUILTY
Count F: Wire Fraud. Email from Correia to Martinez regarding signed investor agreement. — GUILTY Count G: Wire Fraud.
Count G: Processing Steven Millier’s $20,000 investment check. — GUILTY
Count H: Wire Fraud. Processing another Cabeceiras $5,000 investment check. — GUILTY
Count I: Wire Fraud. Processing another Cabeceiras $4,500 investment check. — GUILTY
Count J: Filing false tax returns. 2013 Correia income tax filing, under-reported income, with Liberty. — GUILTY
Count K: Filing false tax returns. 2014 Correai income tax filing, under-reported income, with Liberty. — GUILTY
Count L: Filing false tax returns. Amended 2013 tax return with Charest, under-reported income and personal expenses labeled business — GUILTY
Count M: Filing false tax returns. Amended 2014 tax return with Charest, under-reported income and personal expenses labeled business — GUILTY
Count N: Extortion conspiracy. David Brayton non-opposition letter. — GUILTY
Count P: Extortion conspiracy. Brian Bairos non-opposition letter. — GUILTY
Count R: Extortion conspiracy. Matthew Pichette non-opposition letters. — GUILTY
Count O: Extortion. David Brayton non-opposition letter. — GUILTY
Count Q: Extortion. Brian Bairos non-opposition letter. — GUILTY
Count S: Extortion. Matthew Pichette non-opposition letter. — GUILTY
Count T: Extortion conspiracy. Charles Saliby non-opposition letter. — GUILTY
Count U: Extortion. Charles Saliby non-opposition letter. — GUILTY
Count V: Extortion conspiracy. Tony Costa regarding 379 Kilburn St. water main. — NOT GUILTY
Count W: Extortion. Tony Costa regarding 379 Kilburn St. water main. — NOT GUILTY
Count X: Bribery. Gen Andrade’s salary at $22,800. — NOT GUILTY

[Deuxcents]

1. Guilty on 21 of 24 counts

Disgusting. Hope you’re in jail for a long time.