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Justice Department indicts New York AG Letitia James in mortgage fraud case

The indictment accuses James of falsifying mortgage documents to obtain favorable loan terms for a Norfolk property; she faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

  • New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted on one count of fraud in the Eastern District of Virginia after a mortgage fraud investigation.
  • James says she made an error while filling out a form related to a home purchase but quickly rectified it and did not deceive the lender.
  • James' lawyer has accused the Justice Department of concocting a bogus criminal case to settle Trump's personal vendetta against her.
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James won a fraud case against Donald Trump. The US President swore revenge. Now a lawyer accuses her of bank fraud on behalf of the US government - and filed a lawsuit.

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The Attorney General of New York, Letitia James, was formally charged on Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia for two serious crimes: bank fraud and false reporting to a financial institution. According to the documentation presented to the court, federal authorities point out that James would have provided false information to obtain preferential financial terms in buying property in the state of Virginia in 2023.]>

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