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• Allegations mirror those against New York AG Letitia James—Schiff accused of mortgage and insurance fraud
• Complaint claims Schiff committed felony acts under Maryland and California law for misrepresenting primary residence
• Pressure mounts for DOJ and FBI to launch full-scale criminal probe into Schiff’s decades-long conduct

By Samuel Lopez – USA Herald

In a developing scandal that’s sending shockwaves through Capitol Hill, a bombshell ethics complaint has been filed against U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) accusing him of a pattern of mortgage fraud, voter fraud, and unlawful campaign filings stretching back over two decades.

Initially filed October 16, 2024, by Christine Bish and Darren Ellis, the complaint demands urgent action by the U.S. House Committees on Ethics, Oversight, and Judiciary—and echoes growing calls for a formal criminal investigation by the Department of Justice and FBI.

According to the 20-page document, Schiff may have violated Maryland Code §7-401 and California’s Election and Tax Codes, including statutes that mirror the allegations recently leveled against New York Attorney General Letitia James—particularly in the realms of mortgage and insurance fraud.

According to the complaint, “In 2009, Adam Schiff’s residence and voting registration was called to question in a House Ethics Committee hearing. Adam Schiff, despite claiming to live and represent the people in the state of California, filed and reaffirmed through refinancing documents, his primary residence at 8204 Windsor View Terrace, Potomac Maryland, 28054.”

The complaint further alleges, “Adam Schiff is on the record having acknowledged the mortgage document filings [of Maryland as his primary residence] during a House Ethics hearing in 2009… He made the claim of ‘mistake,’ thereby acknowledging the appearance of possible mortgage fraud.”

But the complaint doesn't stop there. It outlines a disturbing pattern of what Maryland law defines as a “pattern of mortgage fraud,” involving repeated false representations of Schiff’s primary residence across multiple properties and years. Under Maryland Code §7-407(c), such conduct could constitute a felony punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment or a $100,000 fine—or both.

The Maryland-California Residence Ruse?

The central claim is that Schiff claimed California residency while allegedly living primarily in Maryland. In 2003, Schiff and his wife sold their California home and purchased a Maryland property, affirming it was their “Primary Residence” in official mortgage documents. Yet, one month later, Schiff re-registered to vote in California at a 700 sq. ft. one-bedroom apartment in Burbank—an unlikely domicile for a family with two school-aged children.

In 2009, Schiff was hit with an ethics complaint regarding this very matter. He admitted to submitting inaccurate information on mortgage documents, attributing it to a “mistake”—a claim now reignited with new vigor.

But over the following years, Schiff refinanced his Maryland home three more times—each time affirming it as his “Primary Residence.”

The complaint alleges, “In 2010, 2011, and 2013, Adam and Eve Schiff refinanced the Maryland home… all three times reaffirming their ‘Primary Residence’ at 8204 Windsor View Terrace, Potomac Maryland, 28054.”

This series of transactions, if proven fraudulent, satisfies Maryland’s legal definition of a “pattern of mortgage fraud,” as it involves multiple properties, repeated falsehoods, and financial gain.