Campaign for Accountability Statement on Katie Zacharia Ouster

CfA executive director Michelle Kuppersmith said, “Katie Zacharia getting pushed out as White House Press Secretary is completely immaterial to the fact that she consistently, and apparently falsely, held herself out as a lawyer. This is a crime in California, so we continue to urge the State Bar to investigate and impose any appropriate penalties.”

Watchdog Asks California State Bar to Investigate White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia for Claiming to Be a Lawyer Without a License

Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint with the State Bar of California asking it to investigate whether newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia violated California law by repeatedly holding herself out as a lawyer, even though published reporting indicates she has never been admitted to practice law in California or any other U.S. jurisdiction.

Watchdogs Sue Trump Admin Over “Textbook Pay to Play” Truth Social $100K-a-Month Scheme

Today, Campaign for Accountability and American Oversight filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against President Donald Trump and several administration officials, over a scheme that gives paying subscribers early access to official government announcements posted on Truth Social — for a fee of up to $100,000 a month.

Watchdog Lauds News Organizations’ Backing of Petition to Unseal John Sarcone Disciplinary Proceedings

Last week, a group of news organizations including The Associated Press, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., USA TODAY Co., Inc., Hearst Corporation, The New York News Publishers Association, The New York Times Company, and Pro Publica, Inc, filed an amicus brief in support of CfA's petition to unseal the disciplinary proceedings involving John A. Sarcone III.

August 28, 2026 Press Releases

CfA Response to Attorney Grievance Committee Request to Keep Sarcone Proceedings Sealed

This week, in response to CfA's petition to unseal all records concerning the disciplinary proceeding conducted by the Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department against John A. Sarcone III, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, the Committee requested that the proceedings surrounding CfA’s petition be sealed.

Watchdog Requests IRS Investigation into AltaMed Health Services Corp. for Potential Private Inurement or Excess Benefit Transaction Violations

CfA filed a complaint with the IRS requesting an investigation into whether AltaMed Health Services Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation and Section 501(c)(3) public charity, violated IRS rules prohibiting private inurement and excess benefit transactions.

CfA Files Ohio Bar Complaint Against Attorney Behind Teachers’ Pension Scheme

CfA filed a bar complaint asking the Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio to investigate James Seth Metcalf, following a Franklin County judge finding that two board members of the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio had breached their fiduciary duties by serving as “mere puppets” of Mr. Metcalf and his business partner in a years-long campaign to steer tens of billions of dollars to their startup.

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