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纽约总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯因银行欺诈指控被起诉
摘要
弗吉尼亚联邦大陪审团对纽约总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯以银行欺诈和在2020年抵押贷款申请中作虚假陈述的指控进行了起诉。
弗吉尼亚联邦大陪审团对纽约总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯以银行欺诈和向金融机构作虚假陈述的指控进行了起诉。起诉书称，詹姆斯在2020年虚假陈述其意图将弗吉尼亚诺福克的一处房产作为次要住所，以获得有利的贷款条件，而实际上据称将该房产出租。詹姆斯是民主党人，也是前总统唐纳德·特朗普的直言不讳的批评者，曾领导针对特朗普及其公司的民事欺诈案件，导致对方被处以重大经济处罚，但该处罚后来被上诉法院推翻。对于起诉，詹姆斯指责总统利用司法系统进行政治报复，称这些指控是其“绝望地将法律程序武器化”的一部分。此案由弗吉尼亚东区法院起诉，詹姆斯定于10月24日出庭。
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