On Friday, November 28, 2025, the New York Post reported that New York Attorney General Letitia James is facing a bar complaint filed by the Center to Advance Security in America, a right-leaning organization. This action follows a recent ruling where a judge dismissed federal mortgage fraud charges against James.
The Center’s complaint, submitted to the Attorney Grievance Committee for Manhattan and the Bronx, urges an investigation into James’s conduct related to the criminal charges. Curtis Schube, the Center’s director of research and policy, emphasized in the complaint that the Rules of Professional Conduct consider factors like fraud, misrepresentation, honesty, and trustworthiness when evaluating disciplinary actions against attorneys. The complaint requests an immediate investigation and appropriate disciplinary measures if the allegations are substantiated by a “preponderance of the evidence.”
The dismissed federal charges, which included bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, were initially brought against James in the Eastern District of Virginia. Senior US District Judge Cameron Currie, appointed by former President Bill Clinton in 1994, ruled that Lindsey Halligan, serving as a special attorney in the US attorney’s office for that district, lacked the necessary authority to secure the indictment, as she had not been confirmed by Congress or an appropriate judicial panel.
Following the dismissal of the charges, James released a statement expressing gratitude for the support she received and affirmed her commitment to serving New Yorkers, despite what she described as “baseless charges.”
While the indictment against James and additional charges against former FBI Director James Comey were dismissed without prejudice, the Department of Justice retains the option to appeal the ruling and refile the charges against James. However, the statute of limitations has expired in Comey’s case. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated the intention to pursue all available legal actions, including an immediate appeal, to hold James and Comey accountable.
The complaint arises after James’s indictment on October 9 for allegedly falsifying mortgage documents to obtain a $109,600 loan for a property in Norfolk, Virginia. Prosecutors allege that James falsely claimed the property as her primary residence, while it was occupied by a grandniece. The prosecution claims that the allegedly fraudulent loan terms resulted in James receiving approximately $19,000 in extra funds over the mortgage’s duration.
Discrepancies have also been noted between James’s ethics filings. From 2020 to 2023, disclosures to the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government listed the Norfolk property as an “investment” valued between $100,000 and $150,000, generating between $1,000 and $5,000 in income.
However, her 2024 filing designated the property as “real property,” generating no income. This change in designation occurred one month after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte referred James to the DOJ for potential mortgage fraud related to the Norfolk property.
If convicted on all charges and given the maximum sentence, James could face up to 60 years in prison and a $2 million fine.
Source: New York Post
