Former Fall River Mayor Found Guilty of Extorting Cannabis Businesses

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By TG BranfaltMay 17, 2021, 11:07 am205 pts
The former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, Jasiel Correia, was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of extorting cannabis businesses and defrauding investors of more than $200,000, the New York Times reports. Correia, 29, was arrested in 2019 for extorting cannabis companies in exchange for non-opposition…

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