Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James has been featured in the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potential prosecutions allegedly for forged mortgage documents, according to a letter that the Federal Housing Director (FHFA) sent the DOJ on Monday.
According to FHFA, the FHFA introduced James to DOJ for a prosecution that could have allegedly forged records to secure a more favorable mortgage rate at a Virginia home in 2023. letter. James has long been President Donald Trump’s prominent enemy, prosecuting New York’s Trump fraud agency for the 2024 election. (Related: “Unconstitutional”: Letitia James slapped in lawsuit over alleged censorship at a promotional pregnancy center)
It’s my responsibility, my duties and my job of enforcing the law.
No matter how powerful you are, no matter how much you think you have money, no one is beyond the law.
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– New York AG James (@newyorkstateag) October 2, 2023
FHFA Director William Plute sent the introduction to Attorney General Pam Bondy and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Specifically, Pulte argued that James served as a position in need of a major state residence while serving as New York Attorney General on the property she described as her “major residence.”
“Based on media coverage, Letitia James has falsified bank documents and property records in multiple instances to obtain government support and loans, as well as more favorable terms of lending,” the Pulte letter states. “This includes 1) falsifying the residence of a home based in Norfolk, Virginia to ensure a low mortgage rate, and 2) misrepresenting the property description to meet the strict requirements for government support loans and government support.”
Media reports Pulte quotes in the letter, it appears to come from the first published investigation White Collar Scam.
Pulte said in the letter that mortgage lenders generally view secondary homes as high risk in funding.
The letter also alleges that James filed a forged mortgage document on another property owned in Brooklyn, New York, but it is said that while the particular property is a five-family unit, James allegedly submitted a document saying it is a four-family unit.
The alleged misconduct in Virginia occurred in August 2023, just before James began a trial against the Trump organization, which allegedly inflated property values ​​to deceive lenders. In that case, the state ordered Trump, some of his family, and former Trump organizational executives to pay a total of hundreds of millions of dollars.
James’ office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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