A Citizen Audit That Shook the Empire State
What’s most remarkable is how this investigation started. Not by the media. Not by the FBI. But by a regular private citizen conducting his own audit of public records—after a friend took his own life while under investigation by James’ office.
He wasn’t even initially focused on James. But after stumbling upon filings that looked off, he started digging—and what he uncovered has rocked the foundations of Albany.
That information made its way to Pulte, who referred it to Bondi, triggering this now-unfolding federal criminal probe.
“Wife” on a Mortgage with Her Father?
Among the most eyebrow-raising allegations: a 1983 mortgage document where James, then 24, signed as her father’s “wife.” Her lawyer Abbe Lowell claims it was a clerical error—yet James signed directly beneath that false description.
Let that sink in.
A law school graduate, a bar-certified professional, now the top attorney in the state of New York, overlooked (or knowingly signed) a document listing her as her father’s spouse? Lending experts say this misstatement could have significantly benefited the application—potentially even qualifying them for a loan they otherwise wouldn’t have received.
