Overview

• America First Legal has filed a state ethics complaint requesting an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud.
• The complaint builds on a recent criminal referral by FHFA Director William Pulte to the DOJ, accusing James of falsifying property certifications to secure favorable loans.
• Specific allegations include James misrepresenting a Virginia home as her primary residence and inflating the number of livable units in a Brooklyn property.
• James’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, denies the claims, attributing them to clerical errors and labeling the actions as politically motivated retaliation linked to her civil fraud case against Donald Trump.
• The DOJ is reviewing the federal referral, while no formal criminal or disciplinary charges have been filed against James as of now.