An interim U.S. attorney that a court declined to appoint upon the expiration of his acting term — only to see him reappointed by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as a "Special Attorney" with the same powers — acted "erratically and potentially illegally" and in violation of professional rules, claimed a bar complaint from a nonprofit, self-described watchdog group.

The Campaign for Accountability's (CfA) complaint against John Sarcone III, submitted to the Attorney Grievance Committee of New York's Third Judicial Department and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, alleged that Sarcone, "in just the four months since he was initially sworn in […] may have violated numerous rules governing attorney conduct."

The complaint listed six rules, each "prohibiting" certa

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