Jasiel Correia

The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia entered the Federal Correctional Institution in Berlin, New Hampshire, on Friday.

A former Massachusetts mayor convicted of corruption charges has reported to federal prison after a judge rejected his latest request for a delay. The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia entered the Federal Correctional Institution in Berlin, New Hampshire, on Friday as required in order to begin a six-year sentence. The medium security prison,…

A former Massachusetts mayor convicted of corruption charges is set to report to prison after a court rejected his request for a delay. Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II will report to a federal medium security prison in New Hampshire on Friday to begin a six-year sentence after a federal appellate court refused his request for a delay on…

A federal judge on Monday pushed back the prison reporting date of a former Massachusetts mayor convicted of corruption charges for a seventh time, but denied a request to allow him to remain free pending his appeal. Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia II was supposed to report to a federal medium security prison in Berlin, New Hampshire, to...

Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, who was supposed to report to a federal medium security prison in Berlin, New Hampshire, on Friday, will instead be required to report on April 5

Prosecutors in the case of disgraced former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia will challenge a federal court’s decision to throw out several charges against him, reported WJAR. Correia was convicted of 21 counts back in May, but a judge acquitted him on 10 of the charges. Prosecutors are now hoping to challenge that decision. No reason was given as to why…

The former mayor of Fall River, Jasiel Correia, was sentenced to six years in prison on federal corruption charges, while a judge scolded him.

Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday after being acquitted on Monday of several charges he had been convicted of. The 29-year-old, who was elected mayor in 2015, was convicted in May of stealing money from investors and extorting thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses that hoped to open in Fall River. In…

Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia walked out of federal court in Boston with his head held high following Monday’s turn of events. The 29-year-old, who was elected mayor in 2015, wouldn’t say if this was a win for him — he declined to comment — but Massachusetts School of Law President Michael Coyne believes he got some leniency. “One…

Federal prosecutors are seeking an 11-year prison term for disgraced former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia following his May conviction on felony fraud and corruption charges. In court documents filed Friday, prosecutors also called on a judge to order the once celebrated young mayor to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to investors and more than $20,000 to the IRS, and forfeit...