Prosecutors of Boston Metropolis Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson ask for proof to be filed underneath seal

Prosecutors are asking to launch their proof within the kickback case of Boston Metropolis Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson underneath seal, because the voluminous variety of paperwork are rife with private figuring out info.

“The government submits and the defendant does not at this time contest, that good cause exists for the following protective order in regard to certain discovery in this case,” the mannequin language of the order prosecutors submitted Monday night states.

Federal prosecutors final month mentioned that proof within the case consists of “an electronic database containing more than one million files,” and requested another time schedule to launch the proof within the case.

Now they’re asking for that proof to be submitted underneath seal so that they gained’t need to redact each final little bit of “personal identifying information,” or PII, in the course of the discovery course of. That features addresses, dates of beginning, social safety numbers, and checking account numbers, in line with the submitting.

Fernandes Anderson was arrested at her Dorchester dwelling at round 6 a.m. on Dec. 6, and hauled into federal court docket in Boston to be charged with 5 counts of wire fraud and one rely of theft regarding a program receiving federal funds.

Fernandes Anderson is accused of hiring a relative to her employees and giving this employees member a beneficiant bonus of $13,000 — however underneath the key situation that $7,000 tax-free of that bonus be kicked again to her. The feds say the money was handed over in a Metropolis Corridor toilet.

She has been launched from custody underneath customary situations, which incorporates surrendering her passport, not leaving the state, checking in with probation, not contacting witnesses and never utilizing marijuana.