FBI special agents in Boston arrested a city council member Friday morning on public corruption charges.
The office’s statement did not name names. But the lawmaker was identified in media reports as Tania Fernandes Anderson.
Fernandes Anderson is being investigated by federal authorities. And FBI agents were spotted outside her home in Dorchester this morning. while she was detained According to WCVB
She is facing five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft in connection with a project that received federal funds. Complaint from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts specified
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Boston City Council member Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday morning. According to media reports (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Federal prosecutors allege that in late 2022, Fernandes Anderson hired employees related to her. Then defraud the city by offering a deal that the person will receive. “Additional compensation But most of this bonus money will be kicked back.”
“From approximately the beginning of the year to the middle of 2023, Fernandes Anderson faced personal financial difficulties. This includes missing monthly rent and car payments. Upcoming $5,000 civil fine from the Ethics Commission and bank overdraft fees which resulted in Fernandes Anderson is still on. Daily bank balance is low,” reads the complaint, which is Obtained from the Boston Globe.
“On or about June 9, 2023, at approximately 4:11 p.m., Employee A texted Fernandes Anderson, “Bathroom,” informing Fernandes Anderson that Employee A was waiting in the bathroom to hand over $7,000 in cash. Fernandes Anderson,” court documents continue. “Within seconds, Fernandes Anderson texted Employee A “Ready” to confirm Fernandes. Anderson was prepared to accept a $7,000 kickback from Employee A.
“Shortly after reading these messages, Agent A gave Fernandes Anderson approximately $7,000 in cash at a bathroom at City Hall.”
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“I don’t have any comments. You all know why I can’t comment,” Fernandes told WCVB when speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Boston City Hall. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The document also states that Boston City Council members are prohibited from hiring direct family members as paid employees, but as of 2022, Fernandes Anderson hired two such individuals.
Prosecutors said Fernandes Anderson later fired the two employees. and was notified by the Ethics Committee of a $5,000 fine related to that incident.
last month Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance Notified her campaign that donations exceeded legal limits. and failed to submit deposit information in time, WCVB reported.
Anderson represents District 7, which includes the Boston neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, Fenway and parts of the South End.
“Councilman Anderson was elected to the Boston City Council on November 2, 2021, becoming the first African immigrant and Muslim American elected to the City Council. Boston,” reads her bio on the city of Boston’s website.
“Prior to serving as a council member, Tania was the Executive Director of Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets, a parent advocate for Boston Public Schools, a program manager for a women’s homeless shelter. business owner and children’s social worker. She is also a foster carer. The mother had 17 children while raising two biological children,” the biography adds.
Tania Fernandes Anderson is the first Muslim The first person without documents and the first African immigrant to take office in the city. (Len Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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The FBI will hold a news conference about the arrests at 9:30 a.m. ET.
