She Seems Nice: BLM and Boston City Council Member Arrested on Corruption Charges

Hotair Staff

Sometimes, the kickback schemes are just too complicated.

...According to court documents, Fernandes Anderson faces five federal counts of wire fraud and one federal count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds.

"These six felony charges stem from an alleged kickback scheme that she orchestrated to obtain several thousand dollars in taxpayer money in exchange for a bribe she paid to a staffer who she gave a very large bonus," U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said.

Fernandes Anderson was going to use the money from the scheme to pay a fine issued following an ethics investigation, Levy said.

Fernandes Anderson is expected to appear in federal court Friday afternoon.

According to a federal indictment, Fernandes Anderson gave extra bonus money to "Staff Member A" with the agreement that the staffer would give a portion of the money back to the councilor. That staff member is a relative of Fernandes Anderson, something the councilor lied about, investigators said.

Interesting family.

A Boston City Council member was arrested on federal public corruption charges, and her husband is already in jail for murder charges.

City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday morning on federal corruption charges. Fernandes Anderson is accused of taking a $7,000 kickback and hiring family members. Her husband, Tanzerious Anderson, is already in jail after he was found guilty of murder in the first degree in 2002.

Voters elected her, hello.