Massachusetts mayor arrested for extorting marijuana vendors: BOSTON — Jasiel Correia II, the already embattled mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was arrested Friday on new federal extortion charges for allegedly operating a scheme to help marijuana vendors get approval to operate in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.
The Democrat mayor also is accused of extorting $3,900 in cash and
a $7,500-to-$12,000 "Batman" Rolex watch from a property owner in
exchange for activating the water supply to his building. In addition,
federal prosecutors say Correia demanded his chief of staff give him
half of her $78,700 salary in return for appointing her and allowing her
to keep her city job.
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