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Despite the fact that the Covid pandemic was officially declared over as of May of 2023 and the federal funds authorized in the American Rescue Plan Act had a "use by date" of December 31, 2024, Manhattan District Judge Edgardo Ramos ruled that Education Secretary Linda McMahon cannot recover the unused funds. McMahon argued that "these funds were intended to aid schools impacted by the shutdowns imposed in 2020. The money was intended to support pandemic recovery efforts like constructing sneeze guards in classrooms, tutoring students being remotely educated, and assistance for homeless students. The schools have been open for...

Eighteen states are suing the Trump Administration over the President's decision to end government subsidies to the firms that supply or operate the equipment needed to capture wind energy. New York State Attorney General Letitia James pointed out that "without these subsidies the wind industry cannot survive. The power generated by harnessing the wind is not cost-effective. Consumers are not willing to pay what it costs to generate this energy for their use. By cutting the subsidies this administration is devastating one of our nation's fastest-growing sources of clean, reliable and affordable energy." Energy Secretary Chris Wright observed that "while...

It’s about time. Both houses of the state legislature passed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s massive $254 billion state budget package Thursday night following days of debate and over a month delay past the April 1 deadline. Lawmakers made the final votes on the spending plan Thursday evening after fierce debate over a provision slipped into the budget — first revealed by The Post — that could leave state taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars of legal fees for Attorney General Letitia James. “This certainly is the height of hypocrisy,” state Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) said during debate on...

New York Attorney General Letitia James claimed President Donald Trump is sending people to her home in order to follow her in a bizarre rally speech. James’ remarks came just days before the U.S. Department of Justice formally opened a criminal probe into the Democrat attorney general over allegations of mortgage fraud. “They got individuals coming to my house, standing outside my house. Last Sunday – church Sunday while I was in church – these individuals were in front of my house, taking pictures and then streaming it, putting it on social media,” James said while speaking at Al Sharpton’s...

Democrats love to pretend the morons who take to the streets and encourage others to punch people are somehow an organic movement, but of course, they're not. We're finding out that nine times out of 10, someone somewhere is paying them to do it. And that someone is usually a Soros. Twitchy favorite @DataRepublican put together a thread on the violent, so-called anti-Nazi protest in New York City yesterday, and gosh, golly, gee, once again this was not organic at all. Duh.

Well. ... What I would have paid to be a fly on that doorstep...or wherever it happened. Like, if I won the lottery or something, of course. ... New York AG Letitia James has been served a grand jury subpoena in the Mortgage Fraud Criminal probe. ... I guess somebody means business, no? Letitia James was elected specifically to run Donald Trump to Earth, however and wherever she could for whatever she could cook up to do it with. Which is exactly what happened as she spun the threads of an arcane real-estate case so preposterous, on its face, not...

New York Attorney General Letitia James has long portrayed herself as a crusader for justice, particularly when it comes to holding powerful figures accountable for financial misconduct. But a closer examination of the estate of her late father, Robert James, reveals a disturbing and ironic tale of legal manipulation, family dysfunction, and possible fraud – with Letitia James herself at the center. In 1983, three years before Robert James’s death in 1986, Letitia James was just 24 years old and living at her family’s two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn with seven siblings. She had not yet entered law school. That’s when...

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 Times Union, follows a federal criminal referral sent by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte to the Justice Department earlier this month. Pulte’s letter alleges James “falsified records” to obtain favorable loans on a home she purchased in 2023 in Virginia and a Brooklyn brownstone she’s owned since 2001.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Saturday she plans to team up with other lefty AGs nationwide to sue the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services over healthcare funding cuts. “The White House is threatening our way of life in so many ways, and I just want you to know that in the coming days we will be filing a lawsuit against [HHS],” revealed James at a National Action Network rally in Harlem. James cited as examples anticipated cuts in federal aid to the Head Start program that helps low-income kids ages five and under prepare for...

EXCLUSIVE: New York Attorney General Letitia James, who became President Donald Trump's nemesis after accusing him of mortgage fraud, is now battling the very same allegations, and her chief tormentor is a legendary scam artist who says he knows a crook when he sees one. Sam Antar, who kept the books for his cousin, "Crazy Eddie" Antar, while he built a New York-area consumer electronics empire, helped his late relative skim cash and inflate the value of their company before leaving investors high and dry in the late 1980s. He says he knows every trick in the fraud book and...

Letitia James has acknowledged that she is in legal hot water by hiring big-gun criminal defense attorney Abbe David Lowell. (If that name sounds familiar, it's because Lowell was one of Hunter Biden's lawyers during his special counsel probe — which resulted in gun and tax charges for the then-first son.) To be precise, James herself didn't hire Lowell; her office did. "The attorney general’s office said that Lowell was hired by the attorney general’s office and not retained personally by James," reports the Times Union. Yes, that means taxpayers are footing her legal bills. Neat trick. Lowell sent a...

New York Attorney General Letitia James, champion of the poor and wretched, is now facing criticism for her conduct as a landlord. Records from the New York City Department of Buildings and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) indicate a troubling pattern of neglect at her five-unit apartment building at 296 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn. In the past 20 months alone, there have been 17 complaints against James with the New York City Department of Buildings. ... These include unauthorized construction work without proper permits, the alteration of a load-bearing wall without permits, illegal use of apartments as...

This article is part of our continuing investigation into Letitia James’s real estate, financial, and regulatory disclosures. The findings presented here are based on newly uncovered documents, cross-referenced city filings, and expanded analysis from our previous reporting. Letitia James has built a political career on accountability and transparency. But when it comes to her own real estate dealings, the paper trail tells a different story. When Letitia James bought her Brooklyn brownstone in 2001, it seemed like a personal milestone. In hindsight, it was just the latest stop on a much longer trail of contradictions—one that stretches back decades and...

New York Attorney General Letitia James didn’t just misclassify her five-unit Brooklyn brownstone as a “4-family dwelling” on mortgage documents. As we’ve previously reported, this distinction is not trivial—properties with five or more units are considered commercial and subject to stricter lending rules. But our latest investigation reveals something even more troubling: on multiple occasions, James described the property as a “1-family,” “1–2 family,” or even “1–3 family” dwelling—designations that offer even greater mortgage advantages than the 4-family classification, including lower interest rates, reduced reserve requirements, and easier approval thresholds. This isn’t a minor paperwork discrepancy. Five-unit buildings are classified...

Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James has officially responded to the allegations involving fraud and misconduct. The disgraced AG said the claims are "baseless" and nothing more than political retaliation. But when diving deeper into this, it appears the claims may not be baseless at all. The claims against her seem to be rooted in criminal activity and she could end up paying the price big time because...

Embattled New York Attorney General Letitia James is hitting up supporters for big bucks just days after the Trump administration accused her of alleged fraud involving several homes she owns. The money bid is in the form of an invitation to an event on Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. calling for contributions starting at $500 and climbing to an eye-popping $18,000, the maximum allowed by New York law, in support of her 2026 re-election bid. The invite features a photo of James framed by a circular gay pride flag. The high-dollar fundraiser will be hosted at the home of...

The Daily Caller visited two Virginia properties tied to fraud claims against NY AG Letitia James. Shocker. She doesn’t live at either one. Yet they’re listed as her residence. She’s cooked. 🚨WATCH🚨: The Daily Caller News Foundation visited two southern Virginia properties at the center of fraud and misconduct claims made against Tish James and found that she does NOT appear to be a resident of either home. Does Tish James Live In Her Two Houses 500 Miles From Albany? We Knocked On Doors To Find Out.NORFOLK, Virginia — The Daily Caller News Foundation visited two southern Virginia properties at...

DC_Draino @DC_Draino Boy does Letitia James sound nervous! They say a guilty dog barks the loudest so she’s sounding REAL guilty Listen Letitia - you say you went to the best schools, but maybe they forgot to teach you this: “If you come for the king, you best not miss” Also known as FAFO 12:37 PM · Apr 16, 2025

By Joel Gilbert – the investigative journalist who exposed the Letisha James Files. Stay tuned….. Joe is not done yet! Look for his latest update on Letisha James’s mortgage fraud in a NEW REPORT with NEW EVIDENCE coming soon! Previously on TGP: Big Development: Is Letitia James Guilty of Mortgage Fraud? Mortgage Fraud Alert: Did Letitia James Marry Her Father? The Letitia Files: Did Letitia James Illegally Hire a Nonprofit for Her 2013 Campaign? Revealed: NY Attorney General Letitia James Declares Virginia Home Her ‘Principal Residence’ New for Letitia Files: Is Letitia James’ Rage Against Trump Really a “Daddy Issue?”...

In a Monday night letter, William J. Pulter, director of the U.S. Federal Housing Agency (FHFA), referred New York Attorney General Letitia James to the Department of Justice for prosecution of mortgage fraud. My colleague Athena Thorne wrote over the weekend: We’re talking about Letitia “No one is above the law” James, a poster child for the weaponized justice system that tried to sandbag and impoverish Donald Trump and put him away for the rest of his life. As they say, if you’re going to take a shot at the king, you better not miss. Or, in this case, you...