US EditionUS Justice Department launches criminal mortgage fraud probe into Fed Governor Cook
- In 2025, the U.S. Justice Department began investigating Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for alleged mortgage fraud, issuing grand jury subpoenas in both Georgia and Michigan as part of the inquiry.
- The investigation follows a criminal referral from Bill Pulte, who accused Cook of listing multiple properties as primary residences during her 2022 Fed appointment vetting.
- Cook denies committing mortgage fraud, says Trump has fabricated the scandal, and believes he aims to fire her to appoint another person to the Fed board of Governors.
- Ed Martin, appointed special assistant U.S. attorney, leads the probe, while Republicans refuse to hold a hearing for a new appointee until allegations are adjudicated.
- The case challenges the Fed's independence and could influence interest rate policy amid Trump's demands for aggressive rate cuts and recent weak economic data.
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Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas as part of an investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook, who is fighting a Trump administration effort to remove her from her role as a Federal Reserve governor.
Cook's Defense to Keep Her Fed Job: She Revealed Her Crimes
Lisa Cook is suing to contest her firing as a commissioner on the Board of Governors for her potential mortgage fraud. However, now Miss Cook is not only fired, she in danger of prosecution and imprisonment. Cook allegedly committed fraud in three jurisdictions. The FBI is investigating her in those jurisdictions. Grand juries will be […] The post Cook’s Defense to Keep Her Fed Job: She Revealed Her Crimes appeared first on www.independentsentin…
Justice Dept. Opens criminal inquiry into Lisa Cook, elevating Trump’s claims - West Hawaii Today
The Justice Department has opened a fraud investigation into a Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook, elevating claims President Donald Trump has promoted in trying to oust her, according to people familiar with the situation.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
DOJ investigates Cook's alleged mortgage fraud
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department started examining mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor who challenged a Trump administration effort to remove her from her job in a move she says is designed to erode the central…
Justice Department Probes Mortgage Fraud Claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP Source Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has begun examining mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor who is challenging a Trump administration effort to remove her from her job in a move she says is designed to erode the central bank's independence.
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