Scarborough (r.) was sentenced to 13 months in jail on federal fraud and theft charges for
submitting false expense vouchers for days he didn't actually travel to Albany.
It includes provisions for the creation of an Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and makes it a criminal offence to
submit a false expenses claim.
Not exact matches
According to the statement from U.S. attorney, Thornton diverted funds for personal use by
submitting false vendor invoices and personal
expense bills to be reimbursed by the school.
In November 2012, he was suspended from the Labour Party after the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee found that he had
submitted 19
false invoices «plainly intended to deceive» the parliamentary
expenses authority.
Last October, Assemblyman William Scarborough was charged by both the federal and state governments with
submitting false travel
expenses.
65 % said that internal fraud, such as
submitting false travel
expenses and entertainment abuse posed the second highest risk — also significantly higher than other countries surveyed.