In applying for a mortgage, she claimed a Virginia property was her primary residence, while serving as a NY official.
She did this because mortgages for first (primary) residences are cheaper.
She also apparently claimed that her father was her husband because married couples get breaks on mortgages.
She signed all this. This is fraud, on its face.
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.
That fraud was also committed to get better mortgage terms for a four-residence unit.
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.
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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.
So she assigned a relative the power of attorney to sign documents on her behalf, so it's her relative signing her name to the fraudulent loan documents.
I call this "intent." And also, intent to compound the fraud through further deception.
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.
Meanwhile, this nasty Longtime Bachelorette is conjuring new charges against Trump:
The criminal referral dropped the same day James' office confirmed it was preliminarily scrutinizing whether insider trading was in play regarding the 90-day pause President Trump put on "reciprocal" tariffs last week.
Jonathan Turley discussed this case with Laura Ingraham.
I have a dream: A dream where this softball all-star and beefy linebacker gets locked in a cell with Fani Willis and her itchy cooter.