FALL RIVER — Mayor Jasiel Correia II, facing a recall election and federal prosecution, has asked a judge to allow him access to alleged victims who invested in his SnoOwl app in order to repay more than $300,000.

Correia’s criminal attorney, Kevin Reddington, filed a motion on Tuesday to amend the conditions of his release after his arrest on 13 counts of wire and tax fraud that prohibits him from contact with the eight investors.

However, the eight alleged victims are identified as “lenders.”

In the court filing, Reddington indicates that $306,000 is placed in escrow “for the purpose of unencumbering the corporation and satisfying the full balances of the Lenders’ convertible promissory notes.”

“It is of concern to counsel that such contact with the potential 'witnesses' would possibly be construed as a violation of law by offering money or something of value to witnesses in a pending criminal case.”

This story will be updated.

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