I’ve heard folk up that way called ‘masholes’ this insanity proves the nickname is well deserved. So the voters chose to recall the mayor, and then in the following election voted him back in. The stupid is strong with this group of winners.
FALL RIVER, Mass. – Embattled Mayor Jasiel Correia was re-elected on Tuesday, after a recall vote was held.
WPRI-TV reports that while most Fall River voters chose to recall Correia, he still ended up being elected back into office.
The 27-year-old Correia was arrested last October, on more than a dozen counts of wire fraud and filing tax returns.
The charges prompted a recall election on Tuesday, which followed a vote “no confidence” from the Fall River City Council. Organizers in November said they collected more than 4,000 signatures that called for Correia’s resignation.
Correia is accused of spending more than $230,000 collected from investors for an app he created. He’s facing federal fraud charges. Correia has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Earlier this month, Correia withdrew a request to repay investors.
WPRI reports that four candidates challenged Correia in the recall election: Councilman Joe Camara, School Committee member Paul Coogan, school administrator Kyle Riley and Director of Development for the South Coastal Legal Services Erica Scott-Pacheco.