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September 20, 2021
Ex-Mayor Gets Some Convictions Nixed In Corruption Case
A Massachusetts federal judge has tossed eight of a former mayor's 21 convictions for fraud and corruption, finding Monday that prosecutors had not proven some of the politician's crimes involved interstate commerce or that he willfully lied on his taxes.
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September 14, 2021
Ex-Mass. Mayor Fighting Corruption Conviction Seeks 3 Years
A 29-year-old former Massachusetts mayor who continues to dispute a corruption conviction handed down in May has pushed back on federal prosecutors' bid for an 11-year prison term, arguing that far worse corruption cases have yielded far less prison time and that three years is long enough.
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September 10, 2021
Feds Seek 11 Years For Mass. Mayor's Bribe Scheme
Federal prosecutors in Boston on Friday asked a Massachusetts federal judge to sentence former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia to 11 years in prison after he was convicted by a jury in May, writing in their sentencing motion that Correia is still defiant, "unlike some crooked politicians who eventually accept responsibility."
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August 31, 2021
Ex-Mayor's Sprawling Trial Didn't Skew Verdict, Feds Say
A former Massachusetts mayor can't claim "spillover prejudice" improperly led jurors to convict him of fleecing investors and extorting marijuana businesses because he explicitly agreed to a single trial on all the charges, federal prosecutors said Monday.
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August 05, 2021
Ex-Mayor's Aide To Stand Trial After Failed Plea Attempt
The chief of staff to a former Massachusetts mayor convicted of fraud, bribery and tax charges will have to stand trial herself after her no-jail plea deal was rejected by a judge and she failed to reach a new agreement with prosecutors, according to a Thursday filing.
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July 27, 2021
Ex-Mayor Says Bribe, Fraud Counts Cross-Contaminated Trial
A former Massachusetts mayor convicted of fleecing investors and shaking down marijuana businesses said Monday that the government's sprawling, 24-count case left jurors "jumping to the conclusion" that he was guilty despite weak evidence.
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June 15, 2021
Mass. Pot Bribe Case Shows No-Jail Plea Deals Are No Lock
The former chief of staff to a corrupt Massachusetts mayor thought she had reached a deal with federal prosecutors to keep her out of jail after her old boss was found guilty of shaking down cannabis shops, stealing from investors in his smartphone app and lying on his taxes. The judge had other ideas.
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June 10, 2021
Judge Throws Out No-Jail Deal For Corrupt Mayor's Aide
The chief of staff to a former Massachusetts mayor convicted on corruption charges may have to face a jury of her own after a federal judge on Thursday rejected a plea agreement that would have spared her any prison time.
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June 09, 2021
Aide To Corrupt Ex-Mayor Too Contrite For Prison, Feds Say
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday backed a request for no prison time by the chief of staff for a former Massachusetts mayor convicted of corruption, saying her remorse "stands in stark contrast" to the ex-pol's continued denials.
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May 28, 2021
COVID Rules Unlikely To Win Ex-Mayor New Corruption Trial
After being convicted on nearly two dozen charges, a former Massachusetts mayor will launch an appeal that is expected to include objections to COVID-19-related restrictions placed on his trial in an appellate test case that experts told Law360 has little chance of success.