From Fox News: New York Attorney General Letitia James was arraigned at a federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, Friday, where she pleaded not guilty to two felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
The charges against James stem from her 2020 purchase of a home in Norfolk, Virginia. Prosecutors allege that James misled a bank about the nature of the residence in order to obtain more favorable loan conditions.
The indictment states that James misrepresented the financial institution in claiming it would be her secondary residence, and instead rented it out to a family.
According to the indictment, the lower interest rate would allow James to save nearly $19,000 over the course of the 30-year loan.
James entered the not guilty plea herself to U.S. District Judge Jamar K. Walker.
ABOUT THIS JUDGE: Jamar K. Walker, age 38 or 39, is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He was nominated by Joe Biden in July 2022, after being recommended by U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. He was confirmed by the Senate in February 2023, in a 52-41 vote. Walker is Black, and is he first openly LGBTQ Article III judge to serve in Virginia.
James has blasted the charges against her as “baseless” and a “weaponization of the justice system.”
Fox News reported that James is expected to file a motion to dismiss her case for vindictive and selective prosecution. She is also expected to
file a motion to dismiss her case based on what her lawyers will argue was the unlawful appointment of Lindsey Halligan in securing her indictment.
James was greeted by a mob of cheering supporters when she emerged from the courthouse.
Speaking to the media, she yelled that this is a weaponization of the justice system, and declared that she has “no fear.” She said the justice system has been a “tool of revenge against those who did their job and stood up for the rule of law.”
James declared that people all over the nation are standing behind her, and said, “I will not be deterred!”
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Virginia U.S. District Court Judge Jamar Walker (Biden appointed). pic.twitter.com/vEntraXHYk
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