New York Attorney General Letitia James will make first court appearance in mortgage fraud case
Letitia James' legal team argues the Trump-appointed federal prosecutor was unlawfully appointed and claims the charges are politically motivated retaliation.
- 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 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.
N.Y. AG Letitia James to plead not guilty to fraud charges in federal court
Norfolk, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James will be appearing in court Friday for her arraignment on federal charges of bank fraud in Norfolk, Virginia, after the Justice Department indicted her earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker, appointed to the federal bench by former President Joe Biden, is presiding over the case. The indictment alleges that James misrepresented how she would use a house she bought in Norfo…
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