Boston Metropolis Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded responsible Monday in federal court docket to 2 costs of corruption tied to a kickback scheme through which she took a money hand off in a metropolis corridor lavatory
Fernandes Anderson, 46, pleaded responsible to to 1 depend of wire fraud and one depend of theft involving public funds associated to a scheme prosecutors say stole 1000’s of {dollars}.
The town councilor — who has mentioned she’s going to resign, however not when – was not sentenced Monday.
The decide within the case scheduled sentencing for July 29. Boston Metropolis Councilors could also be faraway from their positions after felony sentencing.
Briefly remarks after getting into her plea on the federal court docket in Boston, Fernandes Anderson mentioned she was praying forward of her responsible plea and “walking with God.”
U.S. Legal professional Leah Foley has beneficial Fernandes Anderson be sentenced to a 12 months and a day in jail adopted by three years of supervised launch and pay $13,000 in restitution.
The cost of wire fraud can carry a sentence as much as 20 years in jail and a $250,000 nice, whereas the sentence for a cost of theft regarding applications receiving federal funds go as much as 10 years in jail.
The federal government mentioned that in Might 2023 whereas she was dealing with “personal financial difficulty,” Fernandes Anderson gave considered one of her employees members, a relative, a $13,000 bonus with the understanding that $7,000 could be returned to the councilor. Feds say the 2 deliberate the alternate over textual content and the handoff occurred with money in a metropolis corridor lavatory in June 2023.
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Boston Metropolis Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson enters Moakley Courthouse to plead responsible to federal wire fraud and theft costs associated to a kickback scheme, Might 5, 2025. (Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald)
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Boston Metropolis Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson enters Moakley Courthouse to plead responsible to federal wire fraud and theft costs associated to a kickback scheme, Might 5, 2025. (Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald)
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