John A. Sarcone III has been named first assistant U.S. attorney for New York's Northern District, a move that will enable him to serve in the role of acting U.S. attorney for a limited period.

While serving as interim U.S. attorney in Albany, John A. Sarcone III claimed that the judges had appointed him to the office permanently. They had not.

The nine US District Court judges announced they declined to appoint him US Attorney for the Northern District of New York after Sarcone was first appointed by President Trump temporarily in March.