Disgraced New York Attorney General Letitia James has been hit with a criminal referral for mortgage fraud after it was reported that she “falsified records” to obtain a favorable home loan for her “principal residence” in another state despite living in New York.
James, who famously took part in the politically motivated lawfare against President Donald Trump, is now facing her own legal challenges. A new report from the New York Post shows that James faces an investigation into mortgage fraud and falsifying records, which is especially hilarious considering the fact that her case against Trump was based on him supposedly committing fraud by falsifying records related to his assets.
Now, President Donald Trump’s Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte has sent a referral to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice (DOJ), accusing James of having “falsified records” to obtain a home loan in Virginia for a house that she labeled as her “principal residence” in the documents. This is especially illegal considering the fact that she was still serving as the attorney general of New York at the time, meaning that her “principal residence” needed to be in New York. However, when requesting a loan, labeling the home as one’s “principal residence” can often give one more favorable loan terms — meaning that she likely falsely labeled the residence as such to gain favorable terms.
The criminal referral against James reads, in part: “Based on media reports, Ms. Letitia James has, in multiple instances, falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms. This has potentially included 1) falsifying residence status for a Norfolk, Virginia-based home in order to secure a lower mortgage rate and 2) misrepresenting property descriptions to meet stringent requirements for government backed loans and government assistance.”
The letter shows that James purchased a multi-family unit in Brooklyn, but “consistently misrepresented the same property as only having four units in both building permit applications and numerous mortgage documents and applications.”
Pulte also accused James of buying property with her father as her cosigner in 1983 and 2000, but both documents listed them as “husband and wife.”
“While this was a long time ago, it raises serious concerns about the validity of Ms. James representations on mortgage applications,” Pulte added.
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