FBI opens formal criminal probe into New York AG Letitia James over alleged mortgage fraud

The FBI and US Attorney’s Office in Albany have launched a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud claims against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a source familiar with the probe told The Post.

The investigation, first reported by the Albany Times Union, follows a request that the Justice Department investigate James, sent by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte to the Justice Department last month.

New York’s Northern District, where Pulte’s referral was steered, is led by US Attorney John Sarcone III, an ally of President Trump.

She has previously dismissed the allegations as “baseless” and claimed the referral was part of a “revenge tour” by the president because she brought civil fraud charges against him and his company, the Trump Organization.

James famously professed, “no one is above the law,” when she launched her investigation into Trump in 2019, that ended with a $454 million judgment against him and his real estate firm. Read More