Former Democratic Assemblyman Bill Scarborough was sentenced to 13 months in prison and two years of supervised released after he pleaded guilty to state and federal corruption charges, as reported by State of Politics today.
The 69 year old former Queens County state legislator is also being ordered to pay $53,355.00 in restitution's to the state, while forfeiting the same amount to the federal government.
Scarborough pled guilty to misuse of campaign funds, and federal charges that he improperly sought 'Per Diem' payments which caused his removal from the State Assembly.
You can read the full State of Politics article, and the comments by the the U.S. Attorney, N.Y. Attorney General, and State Comptroller HERE.
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