Former City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was sentenced to one month in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and $13,000 in restitution on Friday, after pleading guilty to corruption charges in May.

Anderson was indicted last December on seven counts of wire fraud for pocketing $7,000 in a kickback scheme with a former staffer. In 2022, she was issued a $5,000 civil penalty by the Ethics Commission for failing to disclose her familial relationship with two staffers she had hired. Facing additional personal financial difficulties, Anderson instructed another salaried City Hall employee, who was not an immediate family member, that she would offer them a large bonus in exchange for returning a portion of the funds to her.

The staff member would receive a $13,000 bonus, m

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