Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson faces a slew of federal corruption charges, with prosecutors alleging she used a kickback scheme to pay off debts. Her campaign finance records have been flagged repeatedly for lacking documentation and raising concerns about her financial practices.
The expenses in the audit reports of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s campaign committee could be mistaken for a large family credit card bill: $1,630.65 at a BJ’s Wholesale Club; $17 at Taco Bell; $410 at Restaurante Cesaria in Dorchester. The state Office of Campaign and Political Finance flagged these expenses and numerous others, saying they needed more documentation. The councilor eventually complied — saying the BJ’s groceries in June of 2023 were for a migrant food drive.
But Fernandes Anderson has nearlyin her file going back to 2021, far more than is typical, according to specialists in campaign finance. Many of the letters repeat prior requests that had gone unanswered. Public records reviewed by WBUR portray a city councilor who has faced years of financial turmoil. That strain seeped into her political life, with shoddy recordkeeping, rule violations and the involvement of family in her financial affairs, allegedly culminating in a cash payment that prosecutors say was illegal. Fernandes Anderson was arrested on a half-dozen federal corruption charges earlier this month. Prosecutors allege that on June 9, 2023, one day after the trip to Taco Bell, Fernandes Anderson took aThe councilor employed the kickback scheme at a time when she was trying to pay off debts, the indictment alleges. But rather than find a legal means to come up with funds, she “chose to violate her fiduciary duty and defraud the city of Boston,” U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy said. Fernandes Anderson has pleaded not guilty. Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson leaves federal court in Boston after her arraignment on public corruption charges on Friday, Dec. 6. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) As recently as last month, Fernandes Anderson was working to resolve campaign finance infractions with state regulator
CAMPAIGN FINANCE CORRUPTION BOSTON CITY COUNCIL FEDERAL CHARGES TANIA FERNANDES ANDERSON
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