NY AG Letitia James Charged with Mortgage Fraud – A Crime Seldom Prosecuted and Rarely Resulting in Prison

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NY AG Letitia James Charged with Mortgage Fraud – A Crime Seldom Prosecuted and Rarely Resulting in Prison

by:Jay L. Zagorsky | theconversation.com | Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com With the indictment on Oct. 9, 2025, of New York Attorney General – and longtime Donald Trump adversary – Letitia James on two criminal counts related to loans for a home purchase, mortgage fraud is back in the news. Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, is also being […]

The Cook Controversy: Vacation Home, Mortgage Claims, and the Push to Penalize Democrats

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The Cook Controversy: Vacation Home, Mortgage Claims, and the Push to Penalize Democrats

By: Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Melnikov Dmitriy / Shutterstock.com A recent flurry of documents has added new chapters to the high-stakes political and legal battle over Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The core issue: whether she misrepresented her housing status—listing homes as primary residences or “vacation/second homes”—in mortgage or government disclosure forms. These […]