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Tania Fernandes Anderson to the Boston City Council on August 31, 2022.

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, a Democrat and the first Muslim elected to the council, was arrested on Friday by FBI agents.

Tania Fernandes Anderson, who served as Vice Chair of the Post Audit Committee, which oversees government accountability, was arrested on six felony charges (five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds) stemming from a kickback scheme.

“The charges stem from an alleged kickback scheme she orchestrated to obtain several thousand dollars in taxpayer money in exchange for bribes paid,” U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said at Friday’s press conference, according to NBC Boston.

According to the indictment, Fernandes Anderson allegedly awarded a $13,000 bonus to a staffer, identified as “Staff Member A,” who is also a relative, on the condition that the staffer return a significant portion of the bonus—approximately $7,000—directly to her.

Anderson allegedly finalized the cash transaction in a bathroom at City Hall, receiving $7,000 in kickbacks from Staff Member A, as detailed by text message evidence included in the indictment.

According to the indictment reviewed by The Gateway Pundit, “On or about June 9, 2023, at approximately 4: 11 p.m., Staff Member A texted FERNANDES ANDERSON, “Bathroom” to let FERNANDES ANDERSON know that Staff Member A was waiting in the bathroom to hand the $7,000 in cash to FERNANDES ANDERSON. Within seconds, FERNANDES ANDERSON texted Staff Member A, “Ready,” to confirm that FERNANDES ANDERSON was ready to accept the $7,000 cash kickback from Staff Member A. Shortly following these texts, Staff Member A handed FERNANDES ANDERSON approximately $7,000 in cash at a bathroom in City Hall.”

“When they met in that bathroom, Ms. Fernandes Anderson put $7,000 in her pocket,” Levy added. “All of that money was funded by the taxpayers of Boston.”

The federal indictment also alleges that Fernandes Anderson misrepresented her relationship with a staff member and misused her position to hire family members, violating city ethics rules.

Despite being fined $5,000 by the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission earlier this year, Fernandes Anderson allegedly doubled down on her fraudulent activities.

Prosecutors allege she leveraged her authority to manipulate City Council payroll orders, enabling her relative to receive an outsized bonus—more than double the combined bonuses of other staff members.

Watch Ms. Anderson’s meltdown back in August 2022:

Anderson previously lived in the U.S. as an illegal immigrant from Praia, Cape Verde, arriving at the age of 10.

Read the full indictment below: