BOSTON Jasiel Correia II was “a mayor of old school corruption” who was happy to find a new illegal revenue stream shaking down marijuana vendors when the money he took from investors in his SnoOwl app company dried up, according to federal prosecutors closing arguments on Monday.
Not so, argued defense attorney Kevin Reddington, who said his client was dealing with savvy businessmen who invested in the company he started fresh out of college, and that the federal government brought in a “conga line” of questionable witnesses who had much to gain as co-conspirators who were granted immunity or plea deals.