The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albany, New York, have reportedly begun a formal criminal investigation into the real estate and mortgage transactions of New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James. Last month, William J. Pulte, director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi alleging …
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TheFBIandU.S.Attorney’sOfficeinAlbany,NewYork,havereportedlybegunaformalcriminalinvestigationintotherealestateandmortgagetransactionsofNewYorkDemocraticAttorneyGeneralLetitiaJames.
Lastmonth,WilliamJ.Pulte,directoroftheU.S.FederalHousingFinanceAgency,sentalettertoU.S.AttorneyGeneralPamBondiallegingthatJamesmighthave“falsifiedbankdocumentsandpropertyrecordstoacquiregovernmentbackedassistanceandloansandmorefavorableloanterms.”HesaidJameshad“potentiallyincluded…falsifyingresidencestatusforaNorfolk,Virginia-basedhomeinordertosecurealowermortgagerateand…misrepresentingpropertydescriptionstomeetstringentrequirementsforgovernmentbackedloansandgovernmentassistance.”Hepoin