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Letitia James Seeks to Dismiss Mortgage Fraud Case, Citing Legality of Trump-Picked Prosecutor

Letitia James Seeks to Dismiss Mortgage Fraud Case, Citing Legality of Trump-Picked Prosecutor

by Phil Hall | Oct 24, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to have her mortgage fraud indictment dismissed, citing the legality of newly appointed Lindsey Halligan as the prosecutor for the case. CNN reports James’ legal time submitted a two-page court filing that “challenges...
Letitia James Seeks to Dismiss Mortgage Fraud Case, Citing Legality of Trump-Picked Prosecutor

New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Case

by Phil Hall | Oct 9, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted on a single count of bank fraud in connection to a mortgage on a residential property in Virginia. “No one is above the law,” said Lindsey Halligan, the interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of...
Second Prosecutor Balks at Trump Pressure to Indict Letitia James for Mortgage Fraud

Second Prosecutor Balks at Trump Pressure to Indict Letitia James for Mortgage Fraud

by Phil Hall | Oct 7, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Another prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Virginia may soon face the choice of resigning or being fired for balking at President Trump’s demands to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges relating to a property...
Sen. Warren Accuses FHFA’s Pulte of Weaponizing Mortgage Fraud Probes

Sen. Warren Accuses FHFA’s Pulte of Weaponizing Mortgage Fraud Probes

by Phil Hall | Sep 26, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is spearheading a demand by Senate Democrats that Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte produce documents on his office’s mortgage fraud investigations into three of President Trump’s political foes. Warren, the Ranking...
Report: DOJ to Press Ahead with Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Case

Report: DOJ to Press Ahead with Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Case

by Phil Hall | Sep 24, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has acquiesced to President Trump’s demands that mortgage fraud investigation of New York Attorney General Letitia James move forward. According to a Bloomberg report sourced from unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” the case is...
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