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Letitia James mortgage fraud allegations

In April 2025, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) referred James to the US Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution, alleging that she misrepresented facts in three separate instances in order to gain government assistance and more favorable loan terms.^[1] They allege that she misrepresented an investment property as her primary residence, the number of units in an investment property, and misrepresented her father as her husband.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] James denied the allegations, calling them "baseless" retaliation by president Trump.^[1] The FBI is currently investigating.^[5] In May of 2025 a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia reportedly sent out subpoenas related to real estate transactions made by James^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c Bickerton, James (2025-04-18). "Letitia James Hits Back at Mortgage Fraud Allegations: 'Baseless'". Newsweek.
^ Beitsch, Rebecca (16 April 2025). "Justice gets criminal referral alleging mortgage fraud by NY attorney general". The Hill. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
^ Zanger, Jesse; Gainer, Alice (April 18, 2025). "Local News New York Attorney General Letitia James accused of possible mortgage fraud". CBS News. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
^ Plummer, Kate (April 16, 2025). "Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Allegations: What We Know". Newsweek. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
^ "Grand jury issues subpoenas in probe of N.Y. Attorney General". Buffalo Toronto Public Media. 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-05-30.

[NW_2025-04-18-1] Bickerton, James (2025-04-18). "Letitia James Hits Back at Mortgage Fraud Allegations: 'Baseless'". Newsweek.

[Hill4-19-26-2] Beitsch, Rebecca (16 April 2025). "Justice gets criminal referral alleging mortgage fraud by NY attorney general". The Hill. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

[3] Zanger, Jesse; Gainer, Alice (April 18, 2025). "Local News New York Attorney General Letitia James accused of possible mortgage fraud". CBS News. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

[4] Plummer, Kate (April 16, 2025). "Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Allegations: What We Know". Newsweek. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

[5] "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-05-30.

[6] "Grand jury issues subpoenas in probe of N.Y. Attorney General". Buffalo Toronto Public Media. 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-05-30.

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