Jasiel Correia moved to federal prison in Brooklyn, NY: Where the ex-Fall River mayor is
FALL RIVER — Convicted former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia II has been transferred from a federal prison in Berlin, New Hampshire, where he began serving a six-year sentence in April 2022 to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Why Correia was moved to MDC Brooklyn is not known. A spokesperson at the New York prison facility said the reason for the transfer is not public information.
Correia, 31, was convicted in 2021 after a month-long trial and found guilty of 21 counts of defrauding investors in his SnoOwl app, cheating on his taxes and extorting marijuana vendors. The federal judge presiding over the trial tossed out a number of additional charges, and he was sentenced to six years in federal prison.
What is an administrative security metropolitan detention center?
Unlike the minimum to medium-security prison at the FCI Berlin facility located in the White Mountains in New Hampshire, the Bureau of Prisons identifies MDC Brooklyn as the largest administrative security metropolitan detention center in the country.
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As an administrative security facility that houses approximately 1,700 male inmates and 40 females, the facility houses pre-trial criminal defendants, inmates with serious or chronic medical issues, and federal prisoners deemed dangerous, violent or prone to escape.
Additionally, MDC Brooklyn houses prisoners of all security levels, which includes infamous inmates, those associated with terrorism as well as those tied to organized crime and drug smuggling.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted earlier this month and sentenced to 115 years in prison, was housed at MDC Brooklyn during his federal trial.
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell spent time at the sprawling Brooklyn facility during her trial.
Disgraced former R&B superstar R. Kelly was held at the prison during his sex trafficking and racketeering trial.
All complained about the abhorrent conditions at the prison, and Kelly filed a lawsuit against MDC Brooklyn after his 2022 conviction, alleging he was placed on a punitive suicide watch.
And according to the New York Times, protestors attempted to storm the prison in February 20019 after inmates were locked down in freezing conditions after a fire affected the heating system and disrupted family visitation and prompted a class action lawsuit.
An inquiry from Berlin prison
After sentencing and numerous delays, Correia reported to prison in Berlin, New Hampshire in April 2022. Before going to prison, Correia married his fiancé, Jenny Fernandes.
The couple had a baby a few months after Correia reported to prison.
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But just 11 days before Correia reported to federal prison, his wife followed in his footsteps and started her own app company with a Boston-based partner called “ItsaVibe,” and reminiscent of his app SnoOwl.
In August 2022, The Herald News wrote about “ItsaVibe” and which is in the App Store.
On Oct. 26, The Herald News received an email from the Berlin prison written by Special Investigative Services Tech Hunter Braase requesting a copy of the article.
Braase did not respond immediately on Tuesday afternoon on to a request for information on whether there is or was a BOP investigation related to Correia.
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Ex-Mayor Jasiel Correia II moved to Brooklyn, NY, prison: What we know
