Overview

• The indictment filed on October 9 in Virginia alleges James falsely listed a Norfolk house as her primary residence to secure a lower mortgage rate.
• Prosecutors say the mortgage was used to buy a home for a niece and that one document identified the property as her main residence.
• FHFA head Bill Pulte is cited in the reporting as asserting the misrepresentation tied to the application.
• James denies wrongdoing, and her attorneys describe the listing as a paperwork error and have provided records showing the property as non‑primary.
• Coverage notes parallel legal actions, including a separate Virginia charge against former FBI director James Comey, prompting debate over politicization.