仅事实
纽约总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯因抵押贷款欺诈指控被起诉
摘要
纽约总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯因涉嫌与弗吉尼亚州一处房产购买相关的抵押贷款欺诈，面临联邦指控。
纽约总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯定于周五在弗吉尼亚州诺福克联邦法院出庭接受银行欺诈和向金融机构提供虚假陈述的指控。起诉书指控詹姆斯将2020年购买的诺福克一处房产虚假陈述为次要住所，以获得优惠贷款条件，而实际上据称将其作为投资物业使用。
这些指控由美国检察官林赛·哈利根提出，哈利根由总统唐纳德·特朗普任命。哈利根表示：“没有人可以凌驾于法律之上。本案中指控的行为代表了故意的犯罪行为和对公众信任的巨大背叛。”
詹姆斯否认这些指控，称其“毫无根据”，并将其归咎于政治报复。她表示：“这不过是对我履行职责的报复。”
此次起诉紧随詹姆斯去年对特朗普成功提起的民事欺诈案件，该案件导致特朗普被判处巨额财务赔偿。
詹姆斯的辩护团队计划对起诉书提出质疑，质疑哈利根的任命合法性，并指控检方行为不当。
如果被定罪，詹姆斯每项指控最高可判处30年监禁，并面临巨额罚款及涉案房产可能被没收。
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