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FALL RIVER In the first week of the Jasiel Correia trial, jurors heard from 20 witnesses, so far focused solely on the charges related to his former app company SnoOwl. Starting Monday, the government will begin presenting its case against Correia on the government corruption charges that’s the part related to his alleged shakedown of marijuana vendors looking to do business in Fall River. But in the testimony so far much of it very technical and related to accounting methods and financial records there have been a number of head-scratching moments for those of us watching from home (and there are many of us each day this week, anywhere from 250 to 300 people were logged in to view the trial remotely). ....
BOSTON Plexiglas, social distancing and masks are the new reality as court systems work to balance public health during a pandemic and the right of the accused to have a timely and fair trial. With former mayor Jasiel Correia II’s trial set to begin on Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock in a final pretrial conference on Monday gave an overview of new court protocols. Only 26 people will be allowed in Courtroom 1 the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse for the duration of the trial. Woodlock said he anticipated the trial could last more than three weeks. ....
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FALL RIVER While in office, former Mayor Jasiel Correia II was engaged briefly as a private consultant with the marijuana company Northeast Alternatives, with his new gig sanctioned by the state Ethics Commission in 2018. Despite promising his consulting work with Northeast Alternatives would not include city business in his capacity as mayor, just seven days later Correia signed a letter of non-opposition and host agreement allowing the pot company to open a facility in the city, after getting advice in an email from an Ethics Commission attorney. Four days after getting the letter and agreement, a principal at Northeast Alternatives donated $20,000 to Correia’s legal defense fund. ....