Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday that allegations of fraud and fraud are facing are “basic” and political retaliation, but official documents suggest that it is not.
Federal Housing Financial Institutions (FHFA) reference James to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potential prosecution allegedly forged real estate documents in connection with property in Norfolk, Virginia and Brooklyn, New York, and Reports from white-collar scams It also highlights that James’ financial disclosures have not consistently reported various loans at another Norfolk property since 2020. Thursday Interview Errol Louis of Spectrum News NY1 suggested that the allegations against her were in fact unfounded, despite showing that the main source documents may have misrepresented real estate documents that could violate the law.
“Let’s tell every New Yorker and every American. The allegations are unfounded. The allegations are nothing more than a revenge tour,” James said in an interview. “And as you said, my office has managed to secure a $454 million judgment against Donald Trump and others to exaggerate the value of his assets. He is engaged in patterns and practices of fraud, unemployed. (Related: “These documents are very bad”: Jonathan Turley talks about allegations Lettia James committed a mortgage fraud)
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When asked by Louis to address the claim, James refused, saying he would address the claim in the right place and at the right time. Both James and the interviewer suggested that the motivation behind James’ introduction to DOJ was for the Trump administration to generate headlines and media talk.
James further lamented the fact that journalists (including reporters for the Daily Callenor News Foundation) visited the property at the heart of the allegations. The Attorney General compared these efforts to harassment during the interview, but Louis consistently downplayed the allegations.
“I was under the impression that what they were really looking for was what they got. This is the headline, “Tish James is in criminal investigation,” Louis said in an interview. “That’s what’s going on here?”
At Norfolk Properties highlighted in the introduction of FHFA, James is said to have signed it The specific power of lawyer documents In August 2023, she declared that she intends to make the property a “major residence.” The document was signed for James working as a top New York police officer, and it appears she never moved south to her property a few weeks before the trial against Trump began.
“I hereby declare that I intend to occupy this property as my primary residence,” reads the document. According to the white-collar scam, the declaration was made under oath and effectively represented one of James’ relatives to act in order to act for her. In particular, major homes tend to receive favorable loan terms over secondary homes, as they are more likely to begin defaulting on loan repayments on secondary properties before difficult borrowers fall behind in repayment of their primary residence.
When DCNF visited the property on Wednesday, it appears that someone other than James lived in the house. Several neighbors said they didn’t recognize James at all when they showed the photos, and one neighbor candidly said that the home residents didn’t include a “New York woman.” (Related: Does Tish James live in a house 500 miles from Albany? We knocked on the door to find out.)
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Ingraham: “She’s [Letitia James] He claimed Virginia’s property was her main residence. And that allowed her to get a lucrative mortgage rate. ” pic.twitter.com/1neurhh2hm
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According to white-collar fraud, if James misrepresents his intention to live in his property, she may have violated the Real Estate Fraud Act. According to the outlet, if James truly moved to property as a primary residence, James could have violated the residency requirements of his New York office.
Furthermore, 2001 Occupancy Certificate Brooklyn property says it is a five-unit residence. However, James is said to have mischaracterized the property as a four-unit residence for decades. Recent 2020white-collar scams may pursue more favorable loan terms.
At the second Norfolk residence highlighted in the white-collar scam but excluded from the FHFA referral, James appears to have not consistently reported various loans and mortgages in financial disclosures. For example, some loans are shown in disclosures for several years rather than others, and according to white-collar fraud, there is no external independent evidence of two disclosed loans from free mortgages in typical public records.
“I won’t be silent, I won’t be bullied, I won’t bend, I won’t break, and I won’t bow to anyone,” James said in an interview. “No one, including these US presidents, is beyond the law.”
James’ office did not respond to requests for comment.
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