ALBANY — After U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III was threatened by a knife-wielding man outside a downtown hotel earlier this month, he filed an affidavit with police in which he listed his residential address as a three-unit building in Albany. Under a U.S. statute, the chief federal law enforcement officer in New York’s Northern District is required to reside within its 32-county region.
But the three-story residence in the Sheridan Hollow neighborhood hasn’t had a valid occupancy permit since last year, according to a city official. It has plywood boards covering its entrance and windows, and a “No Trespassing” sign tacked to the plywood that covers the front door and prevents anyone from entering. A neighboring house, which is owned by the same Westchester County builder, is also boarded up and inaccessible.
The Times Union became aware of Sarcone listing the empty building as his local residence after he wrote the address in an affidavit he gave Albany County sheriff’s deputies following the June 17 incident involving a man from El Salvador, who has been charged with menacing the U.S. attorney as he walked along Lodge Street…