Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested on Friday on federal fraud charges. She is accused of funneling part of an inflated bonus payment to a staffer, who was related to her, into her own pockets during an exchange at a City Hall bathroom, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Anderson, who was facing financial problems, was arrested outside her home on five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning a program receiving federal funds. U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy announced the charges at a news conference, stating that Anderson was scheduled to appear in federal court later that day after being indicted by a grand jury earlier in the week.
