Five Massachusetts Politicians Who Have Served Prison Time In Recent Years

Could two more Massachusetts politicians go to prison? Last week, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson (D-Roxbury) agreed to plead guilty to a kickback scheme involving a taxpayer-funded staff bonus. Prosecutors say she pocketed thousands of dollars from one of her aides. The plea deal recommends a sentence of just over a year in prison — and the Democrat has said she is stepping down from the council. Additionally, state Representative Christopher Flanagan (D-Dennis) was arrested an

Could two more Massachusetts politicians go to prison? Last week, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson (D-Roxbury) agreed to plead guilty to a kickback scheme involving a taxpayer-funded staff bonus. Prosecutors say she pocketed thousands of dollars from one of her aides. The plea deal recommends a sentence of just over a year in prison — and the Democrat has said she is stepping down from the council. Additionally, state Representative Christopher Flanagan (D-Dennis) was arrested an…