"A tentative trial date was set for Jan. 26, per the New York Times. Prosecutors said they expect the trial to take about a week. Context: The Federal Housing Finance Agency wrote a criminal referral for James in April for allegedly falsifying bank statements to receive "more favorable loan terms" on a second home in Norfolk, Virginia. A grand jury in Virginia indicted James this month on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution."
"What she's saying: "This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system," James said on Oct. 9. "He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General." In a civil fraud lawsuit against Trump for improper business practices, James secured a $364 million fine. It was later tossed by an appeals court."
Letitia James faces an indictment in Virginia on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution related to allegedly falsified bank statements for a second home in Norfolk, Virginia. A tentative trial date is set for Jan. 26, and prosecutors expect the trial to last about a week. The Federal Housing Finance Agency submitted a criminal referral in April alleging falsified bank statements to obtain more favorable loan terms. A previous civil fraud case resulted in a $364 million fine that was later tossed by an appeals court. A U.S. attorney resigned over inability to pursue a mortgage fraud case; he was replaced by Lindsey Halligan.
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