Letitia James’ Signature at Center of Fraud Case

New York State Attorney General Letitia James reportedly signed a one-page mortgage document that’s at the center of the federal criminal fraud charges she now faces.

A “second home rider” attached to James’ 2020 Virginia mortgage is central to a federal indictment alleging she committed bank fraud and made false statements to obtain a lower interest rate, according to the New York Post on Wednesday.

The document, signed by James, certified that the property would be used primarily as her personal second home, a claim prosecutors now say was false.

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