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.

Statement: CfA Lauds Judge for Raising Attorney Misconduct in Slush Fund Ruling

Weeks after CfA filed a complaint with the DC bar against Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the sole signatory to the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization” settlement fund, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a ruling finding the lawsuit that led to the settlement was a sham because the parties were not adverse.

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