Massachusetts mayor charged with extorting cannabis businesses

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By Bart SchanemanSep 6, 2019, 3:07 pm266 pts
A Massachusetts mayor was arrested Friday on charges he conspired to extort $600,000 from at least four business owners in exchange for official letters needed to obtain a license to set up a marijuana business, the FBI said. Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia’s chief of staff was arrested on similar charges,…

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