Today, Campaign for Accountability filed a bar complaint asking the District of Columbia Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission to investigate Brendan Carr, a member of both the D.C. and Maryland bars, and current Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for potential violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers.
Campaign for Accountability called on the Department of Justice to immediately open criminal investigations into potential mortgage fraud violations by three current Trump Cabinet members, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, as well as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing evidence each has claimed primary residence on more than one home.
CfA's complaint highlights how Mr. Sarcone’s behavior across a series of events appears to violate myriad Rules of Professional Conduct by which all New York lawyers must abide.
Campaign for Accountability asked the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics to investigate Alina Habba, the Interim United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, for potential violations of the New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct related to her ordering the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, subsequent prosecution of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, and announcing a criminal investigation into New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin.
Today, CfA received notice from the NY Attorney Grievance Committee that it has declined to investigate Emil Bove’s actions surrounding the apparent Donald Trump-Eric Adams quid pro quo scheme, instead referring the complaint to the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). Read our statement.
Today, Campaign for Accountability asked the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility to investigate Acting Deputy US Attorney General Emil Bove for potential violations of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct and DOJ policies related to his efforts to dismiss the indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of an apparent quid pro quo scheme to advance President Donald Trump’s policy agenda.
Today, Campaign for Accountability asked the Attorney Grievance Committee in New York to investigate whether Acting Deputy US Attorney General Emil Bove violated myriad New York Rules of Professional Conduct through his recent actions surrounding his efforts to dismiss the federal indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of an apparent quid pro quo scheme to advance Donald Trump’s policy agenda.
This week, Campaign for Accountability asked Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler to investigate whether donations to the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) have violated the agency’s pay-to-play prohibition on political contributions by certain investment advisers.
A new Tech Transparency Project report details how a recent academic roundtable on AI organized by Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna was dominated by academics with ties to Big Tech–despite the event’s billing as a counterbalance to tech industry influence.
Today, CfA filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting an immediate investigation into whether the Conservative Partnership Institute indirectly engages in impermissible political campaign activity through its for-profit subsidiary, Compass Legal Group.