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Mayor Jasiel Correia of Fall River is accused of charging hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for cannabis licensing approval, as well as accepting 12 to 15 pounds of weed for his associates to resell.
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A legal weed scandal erupted an hour south of Boston in Fall River, Massachusetts over the weekend. Mayor Jasiel Correia was arrested on federal charges of extortion, for what prosecutors say was a pay-to-play scheme designed to bleed hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and gifts from prospective legal weed businesses.
According to USA Today, Mayor Correia is accused of accepting payments...
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