Overview

• The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) referred New York Attorney General Letitia James to the Department of Justice, alleging she falsified documents to secure favorable mortgage terms.
• The accusations include claiming a Virginia property as her principal residence in 2023 while serving as New York's Attorney General, a role requiring New York residency.
• James is also alleged to have misrepresented the unit count of a Brooklyn property and listed her father as her husband on mortgage documents in 1983 and 2000.
• Potential charges outlined in the referral include wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, and false statements to financial institutions.
• James denies the allegations, calling the referral a politically motivated act by the Trump administration, which she accuses of weaponizing federal power against her.