Jasiel Correia scheduled to argue appeal in September

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — A former Fall River mayor that was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison is scheduled to appeal his conviction next month.

Jasiel Correia, 30, was convicted defrauding investors through his “SnoOwl” app and extorting money from marijuana companies.

Correia was 23-years-old when he was sworn into the role as Fall River’s youngest mayor in 2016.

He self-reported to Federal Correctional Institution in Berlin, New Hampshire, in April after a judge pushed back his prison date seven times.

The U.S. First Circuit of Appeals scheduled the oral argument for Sept. 8, which will be held remotely due to COVID restrictions.

He’ll seek to have his conviction thrown out or to be given a new trial. The court said “there will be no continuance except for grave cause.”

His attorney previously requested an extension that would allow him to stay out of prison while they appeal his sentence, but a federal appellate court refused his request.