Letitia James Faces Federal Financial Fraud Indictment
A federal grand jury brought charges against Letitia James over allegations of bank fraud on Thursday, according to an informed source.
Lindsey Halligan personally presented the case before the judicial panel on Thursday, according to the source.
US attorneys seldom appear before a grand jury.
Halligan was installed as US attorney recently following Donald Trump grew impatient regarding the progress in ongoing probes against his rivals.
This step is the president’s latest effort to leverage the Department of Justice to penalize opponents.
It comes two weeks after Halligan obtained indictments against James Comey.
Experienced attorneys prepared a memo in that case explaining the reasons charges lacked merit.
Comey entered a not guilty plea this past Wednesday.
Updates to follow
