Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia will be spending six years in prison after a federal judge handed down the sentence on corruption charges in federal court today.
Antonio Costa, an associate and co-conspirator of recently convicted former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia, was sentenced to house arrest today in federal court in Boston for extorting marijuana vendors and lying to federal agents.
Jury selection is underway in the fraud and bribery case against Jasiel Correia, the former Fall River, Massachusetts mayor first elected at the age of 23.
Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II's federal trial on charges he stole from investors and extorted marijuana companies begins jury selection Tuesday.