Boston City Council member is arrested on fraud and theft charges
A Boston city councilor has been arrested on federal fraud charges, accused of funneling part of an inflated bonus payment to a staffer to whom she was related into her own pockets during an exchange at a City Hall bathroom
Boston city councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday on federal fraud charges, accused of funneling part of an inflated bonus payment to a staffer to whom she was related into her own pockets during an exchange at a City Hall bathroom, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Anderson, 45, 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 said at a news conference.
Anderson was scheduled to appear in federal court Friday afternoon. A grand jury indicted her this week.
Assistant Federal Public Defender Scott Lauer confirmed in an email that he is representing Anderson. He declined to comment further.
