FBI special agents in Boston arrested City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson on Friday morning on public corruption charges. Fernandes Anderson was under investigation by federal authorities, and FBI agents were seen outside her home in Dorchester as she was taken into custody.
According to a court filing by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Fernandes Anderson is facing five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. The federal prosecutors allege that she hired a staff member who was related to her and defrauded the city by proposing a kickback scheme.
