Former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia denied motion to reduce sentence; judge cites punishment posed was already generous

A former Fall River mayor currently in prison serving a 6-year sentence, has seen his motion to reduce his sentence denied.

Jasiel Correia was convicted of defrauding investors through his SnoOwl app in addition to extorting money from marijuana companies and lost his initial appeal in November of 2022.

In May of this year, Correia claimed that his former lawyer, Kevin Reddington, tried to extort $50,000 from him before the trial, that Correia gave him $306,000 to reimburse SnoOwl investors that was never paid to them, and that Reddington agreed to consolidate all of his cases without his consent. He also asserted that the trial judge who sentenced him either did not know or was misled about the fact that witnesses that testified at the behest of the government did not receive sentences of incarceration.

Correia’s mother and wife filed statements in support of his claims.

Reddington strongly disputed Correia’s assertions.

According to a ruling Wednesday by Judge Allison Burroughs, Correia’s sentence was a significant departure from the advisory guideline sentencing range for his crimes of conviction which was 151–188 months.

Burroughs stated that a motion for a sentence reduction is not the forum for litigating ineffective counsel claims, but the Court noted that Correia was acquitted of several counts by the jury, and then acquitted by the Court of an additional ten counts after his counsel moved for a judgment of acquittal.

Burroughs found that Correia failed to meet his burden of demonstrating “extraordinary and compelling reasons” that would justify his early release.

“His crime was serious and warrants the arguably already generous sentence imposed.”

Due to accrued good behavior, Correia is currently scheduled to be released on July 11, 2026.