More Voter Fraud Charges Scream For The Senate To Pass The SAVE America Act
A Canadian man who lives in Massachusetts, is accused of voting in multiple U.S. elections, something Dems say never happens.A Canadian man who lives in Massachusetts, is accused of voting in multiple U.S. elections, something Dems say never happens.FBI arrests radical Democrat on Boston City Council in connection with bogus kickback scheme
The FBI hauled away one of the radical Democrats on the Boston City Council Friday morning on public corruption charges.
Steve Kelleher, FBI assistant special agent in charge in Boston, revealed at a press conference that Democratic Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who represents District 7, was arrested without incident outside her home in Dorchester.
Anderson, an attendee and defender of Mayor Michelle Wu's racially segregated 2023 holiday party and a former illegal alien who avoided deportation, faces five federal counts of wire fraud and one federal count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds.
According to the federal indictment, Anderson — who previously hired her son and sister as salaried employees despite a prohibition against hiring immediate family members, then topped up their salaries by tens of thousands of dollars — allegedly:
defrauded the City of Boston by (A) conceiving and proposing an arrangement whereby Staff Member A would receive additional compensation but would kickback most of this bonus pay; (b) providing materially false and misleading information related to Staff Member A, and related to a bonus payment to be awarded to Staff Member A; (c) omitting material information regarding the bonus payment to be paid to Staff Member A; and (d) accepting approximately $7,000 in cash from Staff Member A pursuant to a concealed bonus kickback arrangement between FERNANDES ANDERSON and Staff Member A.
The unnamed staff member is one of Anderson's relatives.
'This was a situation of her own making.'
"Despite the fact that she was under investigation by the state ethics commission, Ms. Fernandes Anderson hired another family member on her staff at Boston City Hall to handle constituent service," U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy said at the press conference. "That staff member was related to her. But Ms. Fernandes Anderson falsely represented to City Hall that there was no familial relationship."
In the lead-up to the alleged kickback scheme for which Anderson apparently required her accomplice to sign a nondisclosure agreement, the Democratic councilor was dodging monthly rent and car payments, facing an impending $5,000 civil penalty from the Ethics Commission, and racking up significant bank overdraft fees, all despite making over $103,000 a year.
Concerning her arrest Friday, Kelleher told reporters, "This was a situation of her own making."
FBI Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen said in a statement, "Using public office for personal gain is a crime, plan and simple."
"Her behavior, as alleged in today's indictment, is a slap in the face to the hardworking taxpayers in the city of Boston who have every right to expect that the city's funds are in good and honest hands," added Cohen.
Anderson, who chairs the council's civil rights, racial equity, and immigrant advancement committee, previously courted controversy by:
- refusing to properly take the oath of office;
- marrying a convicted murderer in prison;
- calling the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians a "military operation" after blocking the passage of a resolution affirming the city's solidarity with Israel;
- violating American immigration law and nearly getting deported back to Cape Verde before becoming a citizen in 2019; and
- failing to disclose campaign committee deposits in a timely manner and accepting contributions in excess of state limits.
The Associated Press indicated that Wu suggested Anderson should resign.
"Like any member of the community, Councilor Fernandes Anderson has the right to a fair legal process. But the serious nature of these charges undermine[s] the public trust and will prevent her from effectively serving the city," said the mayor.
Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
WATCH: Dem mayor JUSTIFIES her ‘no whites allowed’ party
Michelle Wu, mayor of Boston, clearly didn’t consider the optics of hosting an “electeds of color’ party – a race-restricted event that excluded … you guessed it ... white people.
To make matters worse, the staffer who sent the email invitation accidentally sent it to everyone on the council, including the Caucasian members.
Understandably, people are furious. Wu is facing heavy criticism from conservatives and liberals alike, and yet somehow, she’s decided to defend her actions.
Dave Rubin plays the clip of her response to the incident.
“Given some of the strife that exists though in this council, are you concerned this lends itself at all to further divisiveness?” a reporter asked.
“No, I mean, again, this is a group that has been in place for many, many years. We want to be a city where everyone's identity is embraced and that there are spaces and communities that we can help support,” Wu ignorantly responded.
“Oh, there are spaces and communities that we can help support, so we can look at a bunch of people by their skin color and say, ‘Don't eat with us; don't come to this dinner party,”’ mocks Dave. “That's what we used to call racism.”
“If a bunch of white people wanted to have dinner with no colored people, as you call them, you'd call them racist, so it's racist whichever way it goes,” he explains.
But Wu clearly doesn’t share Dave’s sentiment.
“It was truly just an honest mistake that went out in typing the email field, and I look forward to celebrating with everyone at the holiday parties that we will have besides this one. … It is my intention that we can, again, be a city that lives our values and creates space for all kinds of communities to come together,” Wu said.
“Lady, you’re racist,” Dave says.
Want more from Dave Rubin?
To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.
Today's top stories
thefederalist.com
www.theblaze.com
Boston mayor claims EVERYBODY has the right to come to America...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is about to learn a hard lesson.
“Every human being has the legal right to come to the United States and seek asylum or shelter,” Wu said in an old podcast. “They are looking to work, looking to contribute, looking to be in a safe democracy where they can raise their families,” she added.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration has failed to secure the border, and 3.2 million illegal immigrants were encountered by CBP in FY 2023, which is a 16% increase over FY 2022 and a 63% increase over FY 2021.
Keith Malinak has a message for not just Wu, but Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas (R) as well.
“Greg Abbott, if you’re watching, it sounds like Boston is ready for some busloads of illegals,” Malinak says.
Pat Gray is in serious agreement.
“Exactly,” he responds. “Man, does she need thousands to pour into her city.”
Gray notes that Wu's belief that “every human” has the “legal right” to live in our country must mean that she wouldn’t mind if they were all in Boston.
Eric Adams also once advocated for illegal immigrants to call America their home — before Abbott sent busloads of migrants his way.
“He changed that tune a bit,” Gray says.
“He’s also now pointing out how it’s obvious that these immigrants who come here, they don’t have jobs, they’re committing crimes up there,” Malinak adds, noting that Adams should have known this, as New York City is a sanctuary city.
Want more from Pat Gray?
To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.