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Nine Questions About Kickback Indictment of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson

Nine Questions About Kickback Indictment of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson

Tania Fernandes Anderson, a Boston city councilor, has been indicted on federal charges that she took a kickback from a member of her staff who is a relative. The indictment, made public Friday, says Fernandes Anderson demanded that the unnamed person pay her $7,000 in cash out of a fraudulent $13,000 bonus the city councilor had the city government pay the employee, described in the indictment as "Staff Member A."

Tania Fernandes Anderson, a Boston city councilor, has been indicted on federal charges that she took a kickback from a member of her staff who is a relative. The indictment, made public Friday, says Fernandes Anderson demanded that the unnamed person pay her $7,000 in cash out of a fraudulent $13,000 bonus the city councilor had the city government pay the employee, described in the indictment as "Staff Member A."…