IRS: Former Fall River mayor spent investor funds on Mercedes, personal trainer, and more
By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff,Updated April 30, 2021, 8:26 p.m.
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Former Fall River mayor Jasiel F. Correia II arrived at the courthouse last week.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
In 2013, former Fall River mayor Jasiel F. Correia II and two partners opened a bank account for their new startup, SnoOwl, and deposited a $50,000 check from a Fall River orthodontist, the first investor in the smartphone app company, court records show.
A month later, Correia bought a 2011 Mercedes-Benz after withdrawing $10,000 in cash from SnoOwlâs account at Citizens Bank and depositing it into his personal account, IRS Special Agent Sandra Lemanski told jurors Friday during the fifth day of testimony in Correiaâs federal corruption trial in Boston.