New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a grand jury on federal charges, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Thursday.
The indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Court of Virginia, charges James with one count of bank fraud and two counts of making false statements in connection to property she owns in Norfolk, Virginia.
Prosecutors alleged that James falsely claimed that a home in Norfolk was her second residence, allowing her to obtain favorable loan terms. She also rented the property to a family, the indictment said.
James, who has previously denied wrongdoing, was being investigated for mortgage fraud after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte alleged earlier this year that she falsely described her Norfolk, Virginia, home as a primary residence in order to secure a more favorable interest rate on a home mortgage loan. Pulte further alleged that James may have inaccurately described her home in Brooklyn…., 2025-10-09 20:51:00, , US Politics, %%, https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-politics/feed?, Jack Phillips