US EditionNew York Attorney General Letitia James will make first court appearance in mortgage fraud case
James argues the charges stem from the unlawful appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan and claims political retaliation by Trump amid ongoing legal battles.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James will appear in a Virginia court for federal mortgage fraud charges following an indictment from a federal grand jury on October 9.
- Her grandniece, Nakia Thompson, is scheduled for a hearing after allegedly threatening a school official.
- Federal prosecutors claim that James' Norfolk home was used as a rental instead of a personal residence.
- James criticized the fraud charges as politically motivated, linking them to actions by President Donald Trump, whom she has previously challenged in court.
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Letitia James Pleads Not Guilty In Mortgage Fraud Case
Source: Win McNamee / Getty On Friday, New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded “not guilty” to federal charges of mortgage fraud during her first court appearance in Virginia. AP reports that the Department of Justice accused Letitia James of bank fraud and making false statements in filings related to a 2020 home purchase in Norfolk, Virginia. The judge set a trial date for Jan. 25, though James’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, told the judge …
NY Attorney General James seeks dismissal of federal charges, says prosecutor unlawfully appointed
New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked a federal judge to dismiss bank fraud charges against her, arguing that the prosecutor who brought and signed the indictment was unlawfully appointed and lacked authority to pursue the case. The motion, filed in federal court Friday, contends that the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia violated federal statute and the Constitution, and th…
NY AG Letitia James to Plead Not Guilty to Mortgage Charge
New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime critic of President Donald Trump, is expected to plead not guilty in federal court on Friday to charges related to allegedly lying on mortgage documents.
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