FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — The Federal Bureau of Prisons said that former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia was released from jail on Aug. 5.

Correia moved to community confinement, which a bureau of prisons spokesperson said is usually spent in something similar to a halfway house.

Correia was originally sentenced to 6 years in prison in 2021 after he was convicted of extortion and wire fraud for defrauding investors of a software company he founded, as well as extorting payments from people seeking marijuana dispensary licenses in Fall River.

His original release date was scheduled for Oct. 29, 2026.

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