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Grand Jury Indicts N.Y. AG Letitia James on Bank-Fraud-Related Charges in Virginia

The sealed case followed the ouster of the prior prosecutor, with a Trump-aligned acting U.S. attorney personally taking the mortgage probe to a Virginia grand jury.

FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks, Feb. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in New York on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Overview

  • Prosecutors allege James misrepresented a Norfolk, Virginia property tied to a 2020 mortgage by claiming second-home use while renting it out, with the loan backed by Fannie Mae.
  • Acting U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan, a former Trump aide installed after Erik Siebert’s departure, presented the case herself to the grand jury.
  • The indictment remains under seal as James rejects the accusations as political retribution; her initial court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 24 in Norfolk.
  • The filing follows the recent indictment of former FBI Director James Comey in the same district, where he pleaded not guilty and heads toward a Jan. 5 trial.
  • Multiple outlets report career attorneys had questioned the evidence before the leadership change, as related mortgage probes also target figures such as Adam Schiff and Lisa Cook.