FBI special agents in Boston arrested a City Council member on Friday morning on charges of public corruption.
The agency's statement did not include her name, but media reports identified the lawmaker as Tania Fernandez Anderson.
Fernandez-Anderson is under investigation by federal authorities, and FBI agents saw her taken into custody in front of her Dorchester home this morning. According to WCVB.
Citing court documents, the department said: Fernandez Anderson faces federal charges Preventing wire fraud and theft related to programs receiving federal funds.
Another major 'blue city' pledges to double down on efforts to stop President Trump's mass deportation plan
Boston City Councilwoman Tania Fernandez Anderson was arrested Friday morning, according to media reports. (John Turmacchi/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The agency also reported that in 2023, the Massachusetts Ethics Commission found that Fernandez Anderson violated conflict of interest laws by hiring her sister and son at City Hall after the 2021 election and increasing their salaries to $70,000 a year. He reported that he had discovered that.
she They reportedly had their employment terminated. In 2022, it paid a $5,000 fine for this issue.
And last month, the Massachusetts Office of Elections and Political Finance notified the campaign that it had received donations in excess of legal limits and failed to submit deposit information in a timely manner, WCVB reported.
Federal Complaint Targets Boston School District to Racial Discrimination Training to All-White Teachers
Anderson represents District 7, which includes the Boston suburbs of Roxbury, Dorchester, Fenway and parts of the South End.
“Councilman Anderson was elected to the Boston City Council on November 2, 2021, making him the first African immigrant and Muslim American to be elected to the Boston City Council,” the city's website states. Her biography is listed on the City of Boston's website.
“Before serving on City Council, Tania served as Executive Director of Bowdoin Geneva Main Street, Parent Advocate for Boston Public Schools, Program Manager for a Homeless Women’s Shelter, Business Owner, and Children’s Social Worker. She was also a foster parent; she was the mother of 17 children while raising two biological children,” the bio added.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The FBI did not immediately respond to FOX News Digital's request for comment. The FBI will hold a press conference about the arrest at 9:30 a.m. ET.
