Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday morning by FBI agents in Dorchester following a federal investigation, reports say.
FBI special agents in Boston arrested a City Councilor on Friday morning on public corruption charges. A statement from the bureau did not include a name, but the lawmaker was identified in media reports as Tania Fernandes Anderson. Fernandes Anderson was under investigation by federal authorities and FBI agents were seen outside her home in Dorchester this morning as she was taken into custody, according to WCVB.
Then last month, Massachusetts’ Office of Campaign and Political Finance informed her campaign that it took contributions over the legal limit and failed to file deposit information in a timely manner, WCVB reported. FEDERAL COMPLAINT TARGETS BOSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR WHITES-ONLY TEACHER TRAINING ON RACISM Anderson represents District 7, which includes the Boston neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, Fenway and a portion of the South End.
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