Supreme Court of Louisiana
In Re: Salvador R. Perricone
December 5, 2018263 So. 3d 309
Summary
The Louisiana Supreme Court held that former Assistant United States Attorney Salvador R. Perricone’s anonymous extrajudicial comments about pending criminal matters violated multiple Rules of Professional Conduct and, because the conduct was knowing, intentional, and caused serious harm, the appropriate sanction is disbarment. The Court also rejected Perricone’s claim that his PTSD constituted a mitigating factor, finding no clear and convincing evidence that his mental condition caused the misconduct.