It is being reported that the Home, District and Albany office of Queens Assemblyman William Scarborough has been raided by the FBI. Boxes marked evidence were taken from the Albany office. It is believed that the state attorney generals office along with the FBI may be looking into whether Scarborough abused his assembly travel exHome, District and Albany office of Queens Assemblyman William Scarborough has been raided by the FBI.penses called "Per Diem". In 2012 Scarborough had almost thirty-four thousand dollars in Per Diem listings. no amount was given for 2013.
State legislatures are given a Per Diem payment for every day they spend in Albany. That amount includes $165.00 for hotels & meals, but they also get reimbursed for mileage or tolls at the federal government standard rate. It was reported that it was the Per Diem expenses that first got Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson put under the scrutiny by federal agents.
Many state legislatures have been questioned about their Per Diem expenses, but according to a spokesman for State Assembly leader Sheldon Silver said they were unaware of any probe. It is now expected that there will be a federal indictment of Assemblyman Scarborough in the near future. At first Scarborough denied that, but it was later reported that he said federal agents are looking into his Per Diem expenses. Scarborough, first elected in 1995, represents the Jamaica section of Queens.
