FAFO, Letitia James Edition. Blowback's a bitch. Η ύβρις καταστρέφει τις ζωές των ανθρώπων.
If you're going to attack people for things you've done and they haven't, don't expect to get away with it. She should have asked Client Number Nine how that worked out for him...
Letitia James, the (for now) reigning Attorney General of the formerly great State of the Peoples’ Republic of NewYorkistan violated every tenet of civic ethics from the start. She campaigned for the office on promising to “get” Trump.
Hardly the “justice is blind and impartial” standard court officers and, well, all Americans are held to. New Yorkers wondered how it was in the taxpayers’ interest for Democrats to waste tens of millions of dollars on weaponizing the power of the judiciary against a political opponent. Especially one whose manufactured “felonies” were at worst possible accounting errors, in a case whose “victim” - Deutsche Bank - lost no money. Her actions against Donald Trump in collusion with - heh heh - the Democrat Party overall were a betrayal of her oath of office and the trust people should have in the most powerful law enforcement official in government.
“No matter how big, rich or powerful you think you are, no one is above the law.”
What she meant was “When the uncontrolled power of the State is turned against a political opponent, there is no end to the appalling damage that can be done to that individual and to the entire nation as a result.”
Justice and the American People got the most wonderful Tax Day Gift imaginable, with the announcement that one of the worst abusers of the power of the State in history is about to get exactly the very least she deserves - a federal prison jumpsuit.
Trump administration refers NY AG Letitia James for potential prosecution over alleged mortgage fraud
Published April 15, 2025
Updated April 15, 2025, 8:34 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — New York Attorney General Letitia James was hit with a federal criminal referral for instances of alleged mortgage fraud on Tuesday, according to a letter obtained by The Post.
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte sent the missive to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche, alleging that James had “falsified records” to get home loans for a property in Virginia that she claimed was her “principal residence” in 2023 — while still serving as a New York state prosecutor.
That occurred in late August 2023, weeks before James began her civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization for over-inflating the values of many of its properties, which ended in a $454 million judgment.
In February 2001, James also purchased a five-family dwelling in Brooklyn — but has “consistently misrepresented the same property as only having four units in both building permit applications and numerous mortgage documents and applications,” the letter noted.
On April 14, William J. Pulte, Director of US Federal Housing (FHFA), sent a referral letter to the Justice Department detailing alleged false statements made in filings by James to secure housing loans.
For an attorney general who just prosecuted Trump for everything short of ripping a label off a mattress, the details in the referrals are particularly damning.
Indeed, the greatest danger is that the Letitia James standard could be applied to Letitia James in guaranteeing that “no one is above the law.”
There is nothing new under the sun. The ancient Greeks would have nodded along at her rampant ὕβρις (hubris) and would have been unsurprised by the comeuppance she is going to receive.
The allegations against James run from the demonstrably false to the downright bizarre.
In securing a loan for a home in Norfolk, Va., James is accused of claiming through her representative that the property would be her principal residence.
As the referral notes, primary residences receive more advantageous rates.
However, as “the sitting New York Attorney General of New York [James] is required by law to have her primary residence in the state of New York.”
Notably, the Justice Department has prosecuted those who have committed this common fraud.
For example, in 2017, it charged a man in Puerto Rico with false statements on a reverse mortgage loan application in which he falsely claimed the property as his principal residence.
It emphasized that “mortgage lenders provide capital so people can purchase homes, not enrich themselves illegally.”
There are other such cases under 18 U.S.C. 1014 and related laws.
James could claim that these representations were made by a third party acting on her behalf.
However, that is precisely the argument that she repeatedly rejected in the Trump case, insisting that he was legally obligated to review all filings made in his name or that of his companies.
I could rewrite what the Post already reported but why bother?
Pulte attached several documents also showing that James purchased another property with her father as a co-signer — but falsely listed the pair as “husband and wife” in 1983 and 2000.
“While this was a long time ago, it raises serious concerns about the validity of Ms. James representations on mortgage applications,” he wrote.
“Attorney General James is focused every single day on protecting New Yorkers, especially as this Administration weaponizes the federal government against the rule of law and the Constitution. She will not be intimidated by bullies — no matter who they are,” a spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General said in a statement.
The letter referenced earlier media reports about purportedly falsifying her residence status to get a lower mortgage rate in Virginia and misrepresenting her five-unit residence in Brooklyn, that were first reported by the outlet White Collar Fraud.
James granted power of attorney to Shamice Thompson-Hairston, a relative, to sign an Aug. 17, 2023, document authorizing the purchase of the first property, according to legal filings reported by the outlet.
She secured a $218,780 mortgage to do so.
Loans secured for the latter property could have reduced her mortgage interest rate by as much as 1% and had lower monthly payments under the federal Home Assistance Modification Program (HAMP) since it was listed as containing just four units, according to Pulte.
“Ms. James, for both properties listed above, appears to have falsified records in order to meet certain lending requirements and receive favorable loan terms,” he told Bondi and Blanche.
That could amount to criminal charges, including wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution, among others, Pulte added.
James accused Trump of inflating property value in filings, a common practice in the real estate field.
It did not matter that the company warned banks to do their own evaluations.
It did not matter that bank officials testified that they made money on the deal. Indeed, the “victim” wanted more business from Trump.
None of that matters.
James not only demanded an even greater fine but wanted to foreclose on Trump properties after Trump was told to secure a ridiculous $455 million bond to simply secure appellate review.
Throughout that case, James repeated her mantra that there would be no exceptions for the rich and powerful.
She insisted that accuracy on such financial records is essential and must be rigorously enforced.
Many of us objected that James was selectively targeting Trump after she ran for office on the pledge to nail him on some unspecified offense.
James insisted that this was not lawfare and that she would prosecute anyone guilty of false or misleading statements on financial filings. She is now allegedly that person.
It is not clear what James’ defense will be to these allegations.
However, she may cite the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Thompson v. United States, which ruled in March that 18 U.S.C. § 1014 does not criminalize statements that are merely misleading but are not false.
The problem is that, if proven, these statements are not misleading.
They are false.
Either this was James’ principal residence, or it was not.
Either this was a four-unit property, or it was not.
The allegation is that these statements coincided with loan conditions that would give James a financial advantage.
Letitia may be counting on her Powerful Democrat Overlords to save her ass. But Brandon can no longer pardon anyone and UpChuck Schumer and Sandy Cortez are not going to risk their necks when they find out how criminally stupid Letitia was to commit boring mortgage fraud with clear evidence of having done so.
I think she is going to look beautiful in orange.
Wonderful article. Well done.👍
Maybe BLM will buy her a mansion in California lol