Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes in Court Filing (2)

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3. Court Finds Federal Prosecutor Filed Brief Containing Fabricated Quotes

Court Finds Federal Prosecutor Filed Brief Containing Fabricated Quotes

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Mar. 3, 2026

An assistant U.S. attorney in North Carolina, Rudy Renfer, filed a court response containing “fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” and then made “false or misleading statements” about how they were included, a federal court found according to a Bloomberg article.

“Because of the seriousness of these issues,” senior leaders from the Eastern District of North Carolina’s U.S. Attorney’s Office must appear at a show cause hearing to explain why Renfer shouldn’t be sanctioned and why the office shouldn’t be held jointly responsible, the court said.

“Having reviewed the filings in this matter and other submissions by Renfer, the court has serious concerns about the accuracy of certain quotations and representations in Renfer’s filings and the explanation offered for their inclusion,” the court said.

The court identified several fabricated quotes and misstatements of multiple circuit court opinions, as well as two fabricated quotes from the Code of Federal Regulations.

The case is Fivehouse v. Defense Dept., No. 2:25-cv-00041 (E.D.N.C.).