FALL RIVER ─ It looks like former mayor and convicted felon Jasiel Correia II can add online estate planner to his resume.
According to the company’s website, Legacy Buddy LLC, Correia is listed as one of four “team members” for the online do-it yourself will, trust and other legal document creator.
“With Legacy Buddy, you can create a state-specific, legally valid Will online in about 15 minutes,” according to the company’s Facebook post.
In Legacy Buddy’s LinkedIn account, the company describes themselves as “the generational wealth platform that helps families plan, grow, and pass on their wealth – all in one secure, intelligent system.”
The website indicates Correia is charged with Legacy Buddy’s marketing and product development.
The company positions itself as a “Credit Karma for generational wealth.”
On the website, Correia goes by the name Jay Correia. He also has spots open on his Google calendar to schedule appointments to talk about Legacy Buddy.
Legacy Buddy makes its money from subscription fees which start at $29 a year up to $99 a year, and a fee of $250 for a document to be reviewed by an attorney, the website claims.
Estate planning platform started in Tennessee 17 months ago.
The LLC was formed in Tennessee on April 28, 2025, and initially gives an address as 1128 Bradley Drive, Franklin, TN.
It’s the same address connected to Legacy Buddy LLC co-founder and Tennessee attorney, Leslie Tindell Todd.
The corporation address was changed to a Knoxville, TN location.
Correia was still incarcerated when the company was formed.
The Tennessee Secretary of State does not post the names of the person who formed the LLC on its website, so it’s unclear who officially is behind Legacy Buddy.
It’s also unclear who is the other co-founder of Legacy Buddy, however, social media posts and screenshots indicated Correia identified himself as the co-founder before the posts disappeared.
Correia’s convictions
The youngest mayor ever elected in Fall River at the age of 23, Correia and the city gained national notoriety after he was arrested and indicted twice while in office.
Correia was convicted on 21 out of 24 charges in May 2021 for federal corruption, fraud and filing false tax returns. The presiding federal judge dropped 10 of those counts.
His conviction included defrauding investors in his start-up app SnoOwl out of over $300,000; and extortion and conspiracy after taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from marijuana businessmen while mayor.
He was sentenced to six years in prison, serving a little over four years, mainly in a New Hampshire federal prison and in Kentucky.
Correia left prison in Ashland, Kentucky in August 2025 and was released from Bureau of Prisons custody this past July and is living in Fall River.
Ex-mayor recently formed his own company
A self-described entrepreneur, Correia is getting back in the game with his new marketing company, Different Ideas, Inc.
Correia formed the new company on Oct. 28, 2025, and lists himself as the president, treasurer, secretary and director.
The filing with the Massachusetts corporation division identifies the nature of the business “to engage in marketing, branding, media production, consulting, management and any other lawful business activity permitted under Massachusetts law.” The site, https://www.different-ideas.com/ directs a user to Legacy Buddy’s website.
In a blog post dated June 2025, Correia wrote that Different Ideas, Inc. helped Legacy Buddy “evolve from a document tool into a generational wealth brand built on clarity, creativity, and execution.”
Correia put on a payment plan
The federal Probation Department recently put Correia on a payment plan to pay back $306,000 of the $310,000 he was ordered to repay SnoOwl investors.
According to court documents filed by the probation department, Correia is working full-time as a marketing manager at Towne House restaurant on Purchase Street. The family of his wife, Jenny Correia’s, owns part interest in the establishment.
His wife, who initially had a stake in the restaurant, runs a jewelry business from Towne House.
Correia agreed to pay $170 a month with future reviews of his income situation.
There is no mention in probation’s court filing regarding Correia’s business relationship with Legacy Buddy.
The company’s website claims that there are 34K users and Legacy Buddy has raised $500,000.
