Leticia James, the New York Attorney General, has been indicted by the Department of Justice.
The New York Post reports, that James has been indicted for mortgage fraud.
Federal housing regulator Bill Pulte referred James to the Justice Department in April, claiming that she “falsified records” to get sweetheart home loans for a Virginia property she claimed as her “principal residence” in 2023 — while she was starting her second term as New York’s top prosecutor.
Pulte suggested that James had committed crimes including wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution, among other offenses.
James is accused of falsifying mortgage application in order to get better interest rates.
She faces 30 years in prison if convisted.
