Grand jury indicts NY AG Letitia James on bank fraud charge in Virginia federal court
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A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a bank fraud charge.
The grand jury was meeting in the Eastern District of Virginia court to weigh the charges on Thursday, sources confirmed to Fox News.
Earlier this year, the Justice Department opened an investigation into James for alleged mortgage fraud. James successfully won a civil case last year against President Donald Trump and his Trump Organization over allegations of faulty business practices.
In a letter, Federal Housing Finance Director Bill Pulte alleged that James could have engaged in mortgage fraud by making false or misleading statements on property records, like a loan application that said her property in Virginia is her primary residence, a building record stating her multifamily Brooklyn property incorrectly has five residences instead of four, and a mortgage application that falsely stated James was her father’s spouse.
In September, a housing and finance banker familiar with the investigation into James told Fox News that she is under scrutiny for, in at least one instance, declaring an investment property she owns as her primary or secondary residence, which would give her better loan terms.
Fox News Digital has reached out to James’ office and attorney.
The office handling the case is headed by U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who was appointed to the position by Trump after her predecessor, Erik Siebert, was ousted.
Siebert has reportedly expressed doubts about bringing cases against James and former FBI Director James Comey, both longtime critics of Trump.
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“Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam ‘Shifty’ Schiff, and Leticia???” Trump wrote in a social media post last month, directly addressing Attorney General Pam Bondi and referring to James and U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.. “We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility. They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!”
Fox News Digital’s Alex Miller contributed to this report.