BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson took part in her first meeting since her arrest on federal corruption charges Friday.

Fernandes Anderson led a virtual hearing on planning, development, and transportation on Monday.

She is accused of accepting a $7,000 kickback inside a Boston City Hall bathroom last year from one of her staff members, who is a family member, prosecutors said.

Fernandes Anderson pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday.

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