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FALL RIVER, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia was transferred Tuesday from prison to a reentry program.
He is set to be in community confinement until July 11, 2026, which is listed as his scheduled release date.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons did not confirm why Correia was moved early, but said a number of factors are considered including good behavior and the completion of "approved Evidence-Based Recidivism Reduction (EBRR) programs or Productive Activities (PAs)."
In 2021, Correia was convicted of multiple corruption charges including extortion and wire fraud, and was sentenced to six years in prison. He began his serving his sentence in April 2022.
Correia was elected in 2015 when he was 23 years old, and became Fall River's youngest mayor when he assumed office in 2016.
He first arrested by the FBI in 2018 on charges of defrauding investors in his app SnoOwl and filing false tax returns. After his arrest, Correia said he would not resign from office. A recall election was held in March of 2019, where voters recalled and releected him at the same time.
In September of 2019, Correia was arrested again on charges of extorting cannabis businesses that wanted to open in Fall River. A month later he announced he was taking a leave of absence as mayor, and suspended his reelection campaign. Correia was still on the ballot, though, but was soundly beaten by now-Mayor Paul Coogan in the November 2019 general election.
WBZ NewsRadio's Madison Rogers (@madisonwbz) reports.