A state assemblyman from Queens says the FBI has raided his home, hotel and offices in an investigation of his daily expense claims.
Democrat William Scarborough says FBI agents left his office Wednesday with boxes marked evidence. He says they took his cell phone, calendars and “just about everything.”
Scarborough tells reporters outside his Albany office that he hasn’t misused per diems, the daily payments out-of-town lawmakers can collect when the stay over in Albany.
Scarborough says representatives from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office and the FBI raided his hotel room at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday.
The Legislature has weathered a series of criminal and harassment scandals in recent years.
FBI officials did not have any immediate comment.
Scarborough was elected to office in 1994.
(AP)
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He is a liberal so remember he’s innocent till proven guilty it would be the seriousness of the charge. That matyers
Why not just pay these guys a flat allowance to cover some or most reasonable expenses of travelling to and staying in Albany, rather than try to count all the beans and bean cozies? If they don’t spend it all, they can keep it. If it costs them more to do their job, let them find better paying jobs, if they can. And if they can’t, they will, of course, stay in the Legislature and cover their expenses with their bribery revenue.
He is know to hang out in a place frequented by criminals, but that doesn’t prove he is guilty. I’m sure there are some honest members of the legislature.