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greeted supporters with huge cheers. The mayor... will stay in office. This... despite facing a 13 count federal indictment for failing to report earnings to the IRS. Despite 4 other candidates running against him... The people of Fall River... elected him back into office. "we're going to be right at city hall tomorrow... we're going to win another one in november. " 28 But voters answered Two questions on the ballot. The first -- an overwhelming majority of voters said he should be recalled. Despite that... Correia plans to regain trust. "Mr Mayor, what do you say to the folks who voted for you to be recalled... we're going to keep trying to earn peoples votes." There is another election coming up in November.. And the Mayor hopes to win re-election then ... Despite the federal charges against him. Live in Fall River... SC WCVB NC5.

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Jasiel Correia, 27, will remain the mayor of Fall River after being recalled and re-elected by voters Tuesday night, according to unofficial ballot results."We're going to be right at City Hall tomorrow to keep doing the people's business," Correia said to supporters following the election.Voters were given a two-part ballot. They first voted to recall the incumbent Correia by a 61 percent vote. Unofficial results show 7,829 voted in favor of the recall, while 4,911 opposed it.Voters then chose between five mayoral candidates, including Correia. He appears to have won the election by 241 votes."I would hope that in the next election in November that they vote for me. That's all," Correia said. "I want every single person in Fall River to vote for me. That's never the reality, but we're going to keep trying to earn people's votes." City Councilor Joseph Camara, School Committee member Paul Coogan, Kyle Riley and Erica Scott-Pacheco also ran in the election.Below are the unofficial election results.Jasiel Correia II: 4,808 votes (35.4%)Paul Coogan: 4,567 votes (33.6%)Joe Camara: 1,971 votes (14.5%)Kyle Riley: 1,460 votes (10.8%)Erica Scott-Pacheco: 740 votes (5.5%)Correia declined to step down after being charged in October 2018 with defrauding investors in an app he developed and filing false tax returns. He pleaded not guilty to the 13 counts of federal tax and wire fraud.Prosecutors said Correia collected more than $360,000 from investors to develop an app that was supposed to help businesses connect with consumers, prosecutors said. He allegedly spent more than $230,000 of the investor funds to bankroll a lavish lifestyle and advance his political career.An investigator said at the time the indictment was handed down in October that Correia had turned investor funds into "his own personal ATM," using the cash for items including jewelry, designer clothing and a Mercedes, as well as to help finance his political campaign and make charitable donations. About 4,500 voters signed a petition to force Tuesday's recall vote.It marked the second time in five years that Fall River residents were deciding on the early ouster of a sitting mayor. William Flanagan was recalled in 2014 by voters angry over trash collection fees and fire department layoffs.Correia was 23 years old when he was first elected mayor in November 2015.A primary mayoral election is set for September, while the next regular city election will be held in November.The Herald News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.