NY State Legal professional Basic Letitia James has employed protection lawyer Abbe Lowell to signify her amid mortgage fraud allegations relating to her Brooklyn and Virginia properties – allegations that had been referred to the Justice Division for prison evaluate.
In a letter to Legal professional Basic Pam Bondi, Lowell referred to as the referral to DOJ the “latest act of improper political retribution – this time directed at Ms. James – publicly instigated and endorsed by President Trump.”
Lowell calls the mortgage fraud allegations towards James “long disproven allegations.”
Lowell’s six-page letter with 26 pages of attachments quotes Trump’s previous statements, like calling the AG “Peekaboo James” and “Corrupt, Racist Latitia James’s unlawful witchhunt.”
Lowell additionally pointed in his letter how Bondi throughout her affirmation listening to promised to be unbiased. “Your assurances give us confidence that you will not allow anyone to politicized your Department.”
In response to the allegations raised by federal housing director William Pulte, Lowell writes the home in Virginia was for James’ nieces Shamice Thompson-Hairston who wanted monetary backing.
The mortgage utility solely wanted one particular person to stay on the residence, Lowell wrote. He stated {that a} field checked saying James can be claiming the home as her major residence was a mistake. She had written the mortgage mortgage dealer that the property “WILL NOT be my primary residence. It will be Shamice’s primary residence.”
As for the Brooklyn property, James was attempting to help her sick mom on the time and to offer different members of the family a spot to stay, Lowell wrote. He wrote since James has owned the property the four-story constructing has at all times functioned as a four-person residence for the final 24 years. Ms. James at the moment occupies flooring 1 and a couple of, a buddy has ground 3 and James brother has ground 4. There isn’t a condominium within the basement, Lowell added. And he says NYC Dept of Finance and HPD data verify this – and he accused Pulte of ”cherry-picking” previous buildings data to make a prison referral alleging mortgage fraud by James.
