Browse the latest documents concerning CfA's petition to the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department 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.
Today, a New York appeals court ordered the state's Attorney Grievance Committee to release the admonition it imposed on John A. Sarcone III, who served as interim U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, in response to a challenge by Campaign for Accountability, which had filed a complaint against Sarcone with the state bar in August 2025.
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.
CfA's complaint alleges that at least five New York CPCs’ advertising practices and diagnostic ultrasound services may violate state unauthorized practice of medicine or deceptive advertising laws.
CfA's complaint to the New York Bar asks whether Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche violated the New York Rules of Professional Conduct arising from his role in the vindictive prosecution of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
CfA received a letter from the Attorney Grievance Committee of the Third Judicial Department of New York saying it determined, based on allegations brought forth in a CfA complaint, that the actions undertaken by New York-licensed attorney John A. Sarcone III while serving as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York amounted to professional misconduct.
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.
This year, Patton solicited the participation of four tenants of the New York City Housing Authority to participate in a video praising the President which aired at the 2020 Republican National Convention. If this video, made solely for the purpose of advocating for the election of a political candidate, is found to have been created using resources obtained through Ms. Patton’s public office, it would be a clear violation of the Hatch Act.
On April 24, 2018, CfA called on attorneys general in Arizona, Nevada, and New York to investigate rooftop solar companies with an emphasis on Vivint Solar.
On August 30, 2016, CfA filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section requesting an investigation of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for filing apparently inaccurate financial disclosure reports for 2015 and 2016.