The Latest: Mayor defiant after extortion, bribery arrest

BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Massachusetts mayor (all times local):
4:30 p.m.
A Massachusetts mayor already accused of stealing investor funds to bankroll a lavish lifestyle is defending himself from new charges that he extorted hundreds of thousands of dollars from marijuana companies.
Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia said outside Boston federal court Friday that he’s “done nothing but good” for his city and will continue to “do great things.”
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