Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who recently pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and theft from a federally funded program as part of a kickback scheme, announced Thursday she will resign from her seat on the Fourth of July holiday.
In a Facebook post, the embattled city councilor thanked her constituents and said her last day serving as the city councilor representing the bulk of Roxbury will be Friday, July 4, 2025.
“Thank you for trusting me, challenging me, and building with me. While my chapter as your Councilor ends, my service to this community continues in new forms,” the post said. “I leave you not with an end, but with the tools to keep going, stronger and together.”
The post also pointed to a schedule of upcoming meetings intended to ease constituent access to government since District 7, which covers Roxbury, Dorchester, Fenway and part of the South End, will be left unrepresented until a new councilor is elected through Boston’s regularly scheduled municipal election.
City officials have said At-Large councilors and Fernandes Anderson’s remaining staff will properly represent the people of the district, which many contend is a prime target for redevelopment as the city sees an outflux of longtime Black residents. A final district town hall is scheduled for June 28.
Fernandes Anderson has faced calls for resignation since she was arrested last December and slapped with six charges. She pleaded guilty to two counts last month as part of a plea deal.
Along with $13,000 of restitution payment, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley has recommended Fernandes Anderson spend one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised released. She’s scheduled for sentencing July 29.
