New York Attorney General Letitia James, who rose to power promising to imprison now-President Donald Trump, is facing criminal charges surrounding alleged mortgage fraud. Fox News broke the story on Tuesday evening during Laura Ingraham's show. 

HOW THE TURNS TABLE: NYAG Letitia James now facing federal mortgage fraud charges pic.twitter.com/ESCUwBVA5S

— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) April 15, 2025

INGRAHAM: The angle has obtained shocking allegations leveled by the Trump administration against New York Attorney General Letitia James. The Federal Housing Finance Agency has sent a criminal referral to the DOJ, accusing James of mortgage fraud. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Director Bill Pulte says James appears to have falsified records in order to meet certain lending requirements and receive favorable loan terms. He cited a property in Virginia, that she has allegedly claimed as her principal residence and a property in New York that she claimed as a four-unit structure...instead of a five, which Pulte says means she was able to get a different type and more favorable loan.

Legal analyst Jonathan Turley has already chimed in, and he suggested that this is all legitimate and serious. 

...I reviewed the referral before going on Fox tonight. It took me less than a minute to find cases prosecuted under 18 U.S.C. 1014 for false claims of principal residences and the other allegations...

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 15, 2025

...The referral also claims that James listed her father as her husband and represented a five-unit dwelling as a four-unit dwelling to allegedly secure an advantage on loans...

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 15, 2025

...As I mentioned, we have not heard her side of this. However, absent a claim of falsified documents, it is hard to square some of these representations.

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 15, 2025

James has long been suspected of corruption, and her weaponization of the justice system against Trump is well known. That she is now the one facing federal charges is just a bit ironic. 

I will clarify that, at this moment, this is a referral, and the charges have not yet been filed. With that said, there appears to be no reason the DOJ won't act on it. This was not sent over by Congress as a political matter. It was sent by the agency that deals with federal housing finance, and I do not think they would have made this move if the evidence wasn't there. 

This is a developing story, and RedState will update it as needed.

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