USA v. Correia

  1. April 22, 2021

    Corruption Trial Puts Mass. Pot Regime Under Microscope

    A former Massachusetts mayor accused of shaking down marijuana businesses will face a jury Monday in a case that spotlights a controversial state regulation allowing towns and cities to charge pot shops vague "impact" fees, while also marking Boston's first high-profile white collar trial since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

  2. April 19, 2021

    Boston Preps For 1st Big Jury Trial, Lysol At The Ready

    A Boston federal judge on Monday laid out plans for the district's first high-profile criminal jury trial since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, walking attorneys through an exhaustive set of safety measures including witness stands encased in plexiglass and disposable microphone covers.

  3. December 15, 2020

    Former Mass. Mayor Gets Feb. Trial Date In Corruption Case

    A former Massachusetts mayor accused of shaking down marijuana vendors and fleecing investors in his mobile app will go to trial in February on extortion, fraud, bribery and tax charges, a federal judge said Tuesday.

  4. December 14, 2020

    Ex-Mass. City Official Pleads Guilty To Pot Shop Shakedown

    The onetime chief of staff for the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, pled guilty on Monday to working with her boss to extort bribes from marijuana vendors seeking the city's blessing to open, as well as paying her own bribes to the mayor and lying to federal investigators.