Overview

• Tania Fernandes Anderson is scheduled to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of theft involving federal funds during a hearing at Moakley Courthouse on May 5, 2025.
• Prosecutors have agreed to drop four additional charges as part of the plea agreement reached in April.
• The U.S. Attorney’s Office is recommending a sentence of 12 months and one day in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, and $13,000 in restitution and fines.
• The charges stem from allegations that Anderson orchestrated a $7,000 kickback scheme with a staffer at Boston City Hall and failed to report the income on her tax returns.
• Anderson, who announced her resignation in April, was the first Muslim, African immigrant, and formerly undocumented individual elected to the Boston City Council.