New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted for bank fraud amid tensions with Trump

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been criminally indicted on federal bank fraud charges tied to a property purchase in Virginia. However, James denied all wrongdoing and called the case a “desperate weaponisation of our justice system,” as reported by the BBC. James was obligated to personally use the property as a secondary residence rather than as a rental investment

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted on federal bank fraud charges tied to her Virginia property purchase. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)(AFP)

According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the New York Attorney General has been charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. The charges are related to her purchase of a three-bedroom property in Norfolk, Virginia.