Documents show that the residence of Litia James for AG Legales ‘Problem’ could be

Newly discovered documents that indicate the residence of the General Prosecutor of New York Letitia James could have potential legal effects, say legal experts Newsweek.

Newsweek turned to James’ office, the office of the New York governor Kathy Hochul and the Ministry of Justice (DOJ) for a comment.

Why is it important

James, 66, has been a lawyer for General in New York since 2019. The Democrat is the African American and the first woman who was elected in this position in state history.

In her various legal disputes against President Donald Trump and his family, she gained awareness, in particular the decision of a New York judge in 2024, who ordered the then President Trump to pay a judgment of $ 454 million after James had incorrectly inflated the value of his ownership.

What to know?

James, who was born in Brookly and is unmarried, submitted the lawsuit against Trump and the Trump organization in October 2023.

However, according to legal submissions that were checked by NewsweekAround two months before this lawsuit was submitted, James had changed her own records as part of a real estate transaction.

A document “specific power of the lawyer”, which James signed on August 17, 2023, shows her intention to change her place of residence to Norfolk, Virginia. The Attorney General authorized her relative Shamice Thompson-Hairston to act in her name.

The document states: “I hereby explain that I intend to fill this property as the main residence.”

The existence of the documents was first reported by Sam Antar from the blog of the white collar fraud.

The 1,450 square meter single -family house in Norfolk was built in 1947 and has three bedrooms and a bathroom according to the act. It was bought for 240,000 US dollars with a mortgage of $ 219,780.

James and Thompson-Hairston have the same property rights, since both are listed within as co-owners in the “common tenancy with the right to survival as after Common Law”. Thompson-Hairston signed both the mortgage document and later another document, which made the lawyer of the fact.

A separate land record sees both women to occupy, establish and use the house in Norfolk as a “main residence” within 60 days and to keep them for at least a year.

“This is a potential problem for letitia james” Newsweek.

He cited the New York right because it refers to chosen civil servants as a potential legal roadblock.

According to state law, the relative is removed from the statutory territorial limits if an office is removed from their place of residence, the office is free. “

Rahmani once successfully headed the public prosecutor in a similar situation in which a member of the council was involved in the Los Angeles City ethics committee and did not live and was not removed in his district.

He said James could also be exposed to legal problems related to fraud.

“There are potential mortgage fraud because their mortgage interests are lower for their main residence than their mortgage for a secondary resident like the rental house or the holiday home, so she said this with a main residence to get a better mortgage,” he said.

Tax fraud could possibly also be investigated, he added how people routinely have different dormitories in other states due to lower tax rates than New York or California, for example.

“There is obviously no question that Letitia James is a goal of Donald Trump,” said Rahmani. “And the problem with the last two crimes is that they are federal crimes. So it could be persecuted by the Doj because of something like this.”

He does not believe that legal entanglements would change the result of the Trump fraud process and the judgment.

Nicole Brenecki, Process lawyer of New York City, told Newsweek While Trump’s civil proceedings may not have a legal effect, it could be political.

“Ms. James brought a top -class case against Donald Trump for civil fraud,” said Brenecki. “The signing of an incorrect explanation to obtain any achievements generally represents civil fraud. As such, Ms. James is likely to be checked and criticized by her political opponents because they did exactly what they have accused in this case.”

Brenecki said: “There is a legal way to boot them out of office.”

“The mortgage company also has constantly constantly exciting compensation if a lower interest was actually received due to a wrong declaration of stay,” she said. “However, this seems to be the most fetched scenario because the legal dispute is promptly and costly, and the potential damage should outweigh these costs.”

What people say

President Trump on the truth Social on April 14th: “Letitia James, a completely corrupt politician, should immediately withdraw from her position as the Attorney General of New York. Everyone tries to make New York great again, and it can never be done with this crazy crook.”

Letitia James in 2022 to Thegrio, about a year before these new allegations came, when asked whether your office is politically motivated: “Nobody stands above the law. I pursue cases based on evidence, based on facts and on an analysis of the law … politics adheres to my door.”

What happens next

It remains unclear whether Doj or others will examine this alleged conflict of interest.