Embattled New York Attorney General Letitia James ducked reporters outside her Brooklyn home Wednesday, refusing to answer questions about her simmering mortgage fraud scandal.
James, who infamously declared “no one is above the law” when prosecuting former President Donald Trump, feigned talking on her cellphone as reporters peppered her with questions about her getting slapped with a federal criminal referral alleging mortgage fraud.
According to a letter obtained by The Post, James, who draws an annual salary of $220,000, allegedly “falsified records” to get sweetheart home loans for a Virginia property she claimed as her “principal residence” in 2023 — while she was still serving as a New York state prosecutor.
The letter, penned by Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche, also claims James purchased a five-family dwelling in Brooklyn in February 2001 that she “consistently misrepresented” as only having four units, both in building permit applications and mortgage documents.
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Pulte included several documents in the letter that also showed James purchased a property in 1983 and 2000 — co-signed by her father — but falsely listed the pair as “husband and wife.”
“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.
Pulte said this could amount to criminal charges, including wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution, among others.
“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 James’ office said in a statement.
