New York Attorney General Letitia James is under federal criminal investigation following allegations related to her real estate dealings and mortgage applications.
According to a report by the Albany Times-Union, the FBI’s Albany field office and the U.S. Department of Justice are leading the investigation.
“This is being handled at this time by main Justice and the Albany FBI field office,” said U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III, who oversees New York’s Northern District.
Sarcone criticized James’s past actions, saying:
“We stand prepared to act in the capacity that we need to when and if we are informed there’s a charge to be made. Unlike Letitia James, who unethically ran around the state campaigning on getting Donald Trump … my office conducts itself in a manner that is proper and professional.”
Starbase Takes Off: SpaceX’s Company Town Officially Incorporated
Criminal Referral Sent Over Virginia Property
The investigation was reportedly sparked by a criminal referral from William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. In a letter sent last month to the DOJ, cited by ABC, Pulte raised concerns about a 2023 property purchase in Norfolk, Virginia.
