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Second Virginia Grand Jury Rejects Reindictment of New York AG Letitia James

Back-to-back no-bills following a judge’s ruling voiding the original case over an unlawful appointment leave the Justice Department to decide whether to continue pursuing the mortgage allegations.

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media after she pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., October 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
New York Attorney General Letitia James attends a press conference in New York City on October 21, 2025.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James outside the United States District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, on October 24.

Overview

  • An Alexandria, Virginia grand jury declined to indict Letitia James on Thursday, a week after a Norfolk panel also returned a no-bill on the same allegations.
  • The original October charges for bank fraud and false statements were vacated in November when Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed.
  • Federal officials brought in out-of-district prosecutors after career attorneys in the Eastern District of Virginia concluded the case was too weak to proceed, according to NBC News.
  • Justice Department guidance cautions against resubmitting a case to another grand jury after a no-bill without approval, and the department has not announced its next steps.
  • Prosecutors allege James misrepresented a Norfolk home as a second residence to obtain better loan terms, an accusation she denies as politically driven following pressure from President Donald Trump.