FBI special agents in Boston arrested a city councilor on Friday morning on corruption charges.
A statement from the office did not include a name, but the lawmaker was identified in media reports as Tania Fernandes Anderson.
Fernandes Anderson was under investigation by federal authorities and FBI agents were seen outside her Dorchester home this morning as she was taken into custody. according to WCVB.
The station says this based on court documents Fernandes Anderson is facing federal charges of wire fraud and theft involving programs that receive federal funds.
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Boston City Councilwoman Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday morning, according to media reports. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The station also reported that a Massachusetts ethics committee found in 2023 that Fernandes Anderson violated the conflict of interest law by hiring her sister and son to City Hall after her 2021 election and then increasing their salaries to $70,000 a year .
She reportedly terminated their employment in 2022 and paid a $5,000 fine.
Last month, the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance informed its campaign that contributions exceeded the legal limit and failed to submit deposit information in a timely manner, WCVB reported.
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Anderson represents District 7, which includes the Boston neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, Fenway and part of the South End.
“Councilwoman Anderson was elected to the Boston City Council on November 2, 2021, becoming the first African immigrant and Muslim American elected to the Boston City Council,” reads a biography of her on the Boston website. City of Boston website.
“Prior to serving as a council member, Tania was executive director of Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets, parent advocate for Boston Public Schools, program manager for a homeless women’s shelter, business owner and child social worker. mother of 17 children while raising two biological children,” the biography reads.
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The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. The FBI will hold a press conference about the arrest at 9:30 a.m. ET.
