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Grand
Jury
Rejects
Mortgage
Fraud
Charges
Against
NY
Attorney
General
Letitia
James
Li Haung
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National-Politics
Tell Us
USA News
Network
NORFOLK,
VA - A
federal
grand
jury has
again
declined
to
indict
New York
Attorney
General
Letitia
James on
federal
mortgage
fraud
charges,
dealing
a
significant
blow to
the
Justice
Department’s
efforts.
This
marks
the
second
time the
government’s
case,
heavily
pursued
under
President
Donald
Trump’s
administration,
has been
rejected
following
a
judge's
dismissal
of the
original
indictment
less
than two
weeks
ago.
The
grand
jury in
Norfolk,
Virginia,
refused
to
return
new
charges
against
James,
who was
accused
of
misrepresenting
her
primary
residence
and
rental
intentions
on
mortgage
documents
for
properties
in
Virginia
and New
York.
Prosecutors
had
moved
swiftly
to seek
a new
indictment
after
the
initial
one was
dismissed,
but the
grand
jury’s
refusal
suggests
serious
doubts
about
the
strength
of the
evidence.
The
allegations
focused
on
claims
that
James
committed
bank and
mortgage
fraud by
misleading
lenders
about
her
intent
to
occupy
or rent
out one
of the
homes
involved.
James
has
consistently
denied
any
wrongdoing,
calling
the
charges
politically
motivated
retaliation
linked
to her
high-profile
civil
fraud
case
against
Trump
and his
organization.
James
gained
national
attention
after
suing
Trump
for
allegedly
inflating
asset
values
to
secure
favorable
loans, a
case
that
resulted
in
significant
legal
penalties
for
Trump
and his
company.
Trump
has
publicly
attacked
James,
framing
her as a
political
adversary
and
urging
federal
prosecutors
to
target
her.
While
the
Justice
Department
could
technically
pursue
another
indictment,
repeated
failures
make
further
attempts
unlikely,
may come
in the
next few
days.
For now,
the
grand
jury’s
decision
is seen
as a
major
legal
and
political
defeat
for
Trump’s
Justice
Department
strategy
against
one of
his
staunchest
critics.
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