On October 1, 2014, Scarborough was charged with 11 federal charges and two felony counts of grand larceny and 21 felony counts of filing a false instrument in state court. In federal court, Scarborough was charged with submitting 174 false travel and lodging vouchers to the state for at least $40,000 from 2009 through 2012. According to the federal indictment, Scarborough claimed expenses for traveling to the capital on days when he was not there or stayed for a shorter period of time then what he claimed. In state court, Scarborough was charged with taking more than $38,000 in campaign funds and depositing it into his personal bank account. He was also charged with filing false disclosure statements with the State Board of Elections in order to hide his theft. According to court documents, Scarborough reimbursed $20,655 to his campaign but failed to repay the other $18,000. On April 28, 2015, Scarborough admitted to corruption charges in federal court. As part of a plea agreement, Scarborough agreed to resign from office and plead guilty to filing false claims for travel reimbursements and taking campaign funds and using them for his personal benefit. On May 7, 2015, Scarborough pleaded guilty in federal court to filing nearly $55,000 in false claims for travel reimbursements. In state court, Scarborough pleaded guilty to taking more than $38,000 in campaign funds for his personal use. On September 14, 2015, Scarborough was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $54,355 in federal penalties and the same in restitution to the state.