A Boston city councilor on Monday pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges after prosecutors accused her of taking most of an inflated bonus that she paid to a relative who worked for her. Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud and theft concerning a program receiving federal funds.

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges in court on Monday after taking a $7,000 kickback from a staff member.

"You have to accept the journey even when it hurts," Tania Fernandes Anderson said after pleading guilty in federal court. " I am looking forward to some healing from this and personal growth.”

A couple said a security guard at the Liberty Hotel in Boston challenged their use of a bathroom and kicked them out.

The Liberty Hotel said the couple was actually removed because one of the women “put their hands on our security team.” The post Boston hotel forcibly kicked woman out of women’s bathroom, guest says appeared first on Boston.