Letitia James Faces Criminal Bank Fraud Indictment
A federal grand jury has charged Letitia James for bank fraud this past Thursday, per someone with knowledge of the case.
The US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia directly submitted the charges to the grand jury on Thursday, as reported.
US attorneys seldom address such panels.
Halligan took over the position last month following Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction over the speed in ongoing probes targeting political opponents.
The move represents the newest attempt to leverage federal justice authorities to penalize opponents.
It comes two weeks after charges were filed against James Comey.
Long-serving lawyers prepared a memo in that case explaining why indictments were not justified.
Comey entered a not guilty plea recently.
Updates to follow
