New Charges Filed Against New York Attorney General

New criminal charges have emerged against New York State Attorney General Letitia James, centering around allegations of home insurance fraud.

Media sources indicate that Bill Pulte, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, sent an introductory letter to both the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.

Reportedly, the introduction included claims that James may have misrepresented the intended use of her property in various home insurance applications.

In the referral from Illinois, Pulte pointed out that “Ms. James appears to have indicated that there was one adult living in the home with no children. Instead, based on the posting, she knew that there were actually four people living in the home, including three children and a niece,”

Meanwhile, in the Florida referral, Mike Davis stated that “James appears to have falsely represented that her property would be vacant five months of the year” while, in reality, it was occupied year-round by her niece.

Reports have confirmed that the Justice Department acknowledged receipt of the referral by the U.S. Attorney.

In a statement, the New York State Attorney General’s Office, quoted by James’ lawyer Abby Rowell, expressed frustration over the ongoing situation.

“Frustrated by the repeated failures of judges and grand juries to reject their attempts to indict Attorney General James, Trump and his political allies continue to abuse their power and seek revenge against her by name-changing and attempting to repeat unsubstantiated allegations. Instead of helping lower the cost of living, these desperate tactics will fail, just as all previous attempts have failed, and will expose an administration that has abdicated its responsibility to the American people.”

Previously, a grand jury had indicted James on fraud charges in October, but those were dismissed by a federal judge. The judge ruled that the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was improperly appointed and lacked the “legal authority” to pursue the case. Following that, another grand jury opted not to indict her again.