Tania Fernandes Anderson, the embattled and once promising Boston city councilor who pleaded guilty to corruption charges, will officially resign on Friday.
At the end of July, she faces sentencing for her role in orchestrating a kickback scheme involving city funds. Federal prosecutors say she gave a family member on her staff a $13,000 “supersize bonus,” on the condition they pass thousands to the councilor. Fernandes Anderson admitted that she then accepted $7,000 in cash in a City Hall bathroom in 2023.
In recent weeks, critics have slammed the District 7 councilor for what they say is a lack of accountability — let alone shame — for a crime against taxpayers. Supporters, meanwhile, have sent her off with glowing reviews, applauding her everyday efforts to serve constituents. Whether she’s a victim of her own choices who refuses to grovel or a corrupt politician who has failed to take responsibility depends on whom you ask…