仅事实
纽约总检察长莱蒂蒂娅·詹姆斯因抵押贷款欺诈指控被起诉
摘要
纽约总检察长莱蒂蒂娅·詹姆斯因涉嫌银行欺诈和在2023年抵押贷款申请中作虚假陈述而被起诉。
纽约总检察长莱蒂蒂娅·詹姆斯于周四在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市被起诉，罪名包括银行欺诈和向金融机构作虚假陈述。此次起诉源于2023年她为弗吉尼亚州诺福克一处房产申请抵押贷款时，涉嫌将该房产虚报为其主要居所，以获得优惠贷款条件。
司法部对詹姆斯的调查始于五月，重点关注其抵押贷款申请中可能存在的差异。弗吉尼亚东区美国检察官林赛·哈利根表示：“无人能凌驾于法律之上。本案指控所述行为是故意的犯罪行为，严重背离了公众信任。”
此次起诉紧随司法部对多位批评前总统唐纳德·特朗普人士采取的一系列法律行动之后。值得注意的是，前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米本周早些时候因其2020年参议院证词中的虚假陈述和妨碍司法被起诉。
詹姆斯与特朗普总统关系紧张，曾领导针对特朗普及其房地产企业的民事欺诈诉讼。该案最终判定特朗普负有欺诈责任，并处以3.55亿美元罚款，特朗普已对此判决提出上诉。
詹姆斯的法律团队尚未就此次起诉发表公开回应。
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