Trump DOJ Opens Mortgage-Fraud Probe Into New York Attorney General Letitia James

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Updated May 10, 2025, 07:29 AM

The U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump has opened a criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to reports from Reuters, CBS News and other outlets on 8–9 May. The FBI is assisting the probe, which is believed to be the first federal criminal inquiry targeting a sitting state attorney general during Trump’s presidency. Prosecutors are examining whether James misrepresented a single-family home she co-purchased with a relative in Norfolk, Virginia as her primary residence to obtain favorable mortgage terms, a potential violation of federal fraud statutes. A grand jury has been convened in the Eastern District of Virginia, and subpoenas have been issued, with the investigation led by U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III. The case emerges little more than a year after James secured a $454 million civil fraud judgment against Trump and his real-estate company. James has called the new allegations “baseless,” and her attorneys say the investigation is politically motivated. She was confronted about the probe at a Westchester County town hall, but no charges have been filed and the DOJ has not commented publicly on the timetable for further action.

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