John Sarcone is the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District.
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The Rob Carson ShowSep 7, 2026
Sources show John Sarcone (the post's 'John Sarco') runs the Northern District of New York office, but courts found he was not lawfully appointed or legally serving as U.S. Attorney, as of the 2026-09-07 posting date.
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… And certainly, you know, the last time we spoke, we talked about the Mandani fraud investigation that Real America dot vote did, proving that 7% of the voters in that election don't even exist. 6% of them voted with fake Social Security numbers. Those lists are in the hands right now of John Sarco, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District. He's investigating this aggressively with the FBI, and, uh, you know, if if Homeland wants us to run more of these voter history records, my gosh, we have it automated. We could turn those around tomorrow and give them a list of people to deport. …
The Rob Carson Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. A Second Circuit ruling reported in August 2026 found Sarcone was not lawfully appointed and was not legally serving as acting U.S. Attorney, though he continued running the office.[3]
Contradicts. AP reported in February 2026 that judges had found Sarcone unlawfully serving, after his 120-day interim term lapsed, and that the Justice Department had fired the judicially appointed replacement.[1]
Contradicts. The Justice Department's own staff profile describes Sarcone as First Assistant U.S. Attorney, not U.S. Attorney, with dates of service from 2025 to present.[2]
Supports. Sarcone was announced in March 2025 as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District, and he has continued to lead the office in that period.[3][4]
Sources
4 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Top US prosecutor appointed to New York Albany office ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Northern District of New York | First Assistant U.S. Attorney ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Federal appeals court says Sarcone ‘not legally serving as acting U.S. Attorney'timesunion.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4John Sarcone III appointed U.S. Attorney for Northern District of New Yorkdailygazette.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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