Trump Admin Accuses New York Attorney General of Possible Mortgage Fraud

The Trump administration this week referred New York Attorney General Letitia James to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for possible criminal charges in connection with alleged mortgage fraud. A criminal referral sent on April 14 by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte alleged that James, a Democrat who filed a civil case against President Donald Trump’s business, falsified business records in federally backed letters to obtain better home mortgages. “Based on media reports, Ms. Letitia James has, in multiple instances, falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms,” the letter from Pulte to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche reads....