A federal grand jury declined Thursday to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, dealing a setback to prosecutors who filed a revised mortgage fraud criminal case, The Post can confirm.
James, 67, had faced two counts brought by interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan in the Eastern District of Virginia for alleged bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution related to a six-figure loan she obtained in 2020 to buy a second home in Norfolk.
That indictment was handed up by a grand jury in Alexandria, Va., federal court on Oct. 9 — but thrown out by US District Judge Cameron Currie on Nov. 24, who ruled that Halligan was improperly appointed to her position and had “no lawful authority” to bring the charges.
On Thursday, a jury was empaneled to review the case again, but rejected revised mortgage fraud charges brought by other federal prosecutors in Norfolk, according to a source familiar with the proceeding.
The jurors’ decision won’t bar prosecutors — who have a six-month grace period to refile charges following Currie’s ruling — from bringing another indictment.
Reps for the Department of Justice and the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Neither did a spokesman for James’ office nor her attorney, Abbe Lowell.
