Neighbors of New York Attorney General Letitia James say they’ve never seen her spend a single night at her Virginia property — a home now at the center of explosive mortgage fraud allegations brought forward by the Trump administration.
According to documents submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday, James, 66, has allegedly used misleading or false information on mortgage applications dating back to the 1980s to secure favorable loan terms. The disclosure came from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, who cited multiple complaints involving a New York multi-unit building owned by James. Although James listed the Virginia home — located more than 300 miles from her official duties — as her “primary residence,” neighbors told the New York Post they’ve never seen her at the property since she bought it in August 2023.
Instead, locals say the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home appears to be occupied by a woman and her daughter who moved in several months ago. One neighbor, who has lived in the area for 18 years and requested to remain anonymous, confirmed that a husband and wife lived at the $240,000 property for four years before the current residents.
“I’ve only met [the new resident] like maybe two or three times. She seemed really nice,” the neighbor added of the new residents. “The last time I saw her was, like, maybe a week or so ago and she was just outside smoking a cigarette and we were talking about her grandkids. It might have been maybe a little bit more than three months that she moved in because it was just before,” the neighbor also said. “It’s definitely not a year.”
Later in the day, reporters from the Daily Caller visited the southern Virginia property along with another residence linked to James. At one of the homes, several “No Trespassing” signs were posted along the walkway leading to the front door, and a visibly agitated woman yelled at a reporter when asked who lived there. “You’re trespassing! No comment,” the woman shouted from behind a glass door.
?WATCH?: The Daily Caller News Foundation visited two southern Virginia properties at the center of fraud and misconduct claims made against Tish James and found that she does NOT appear to be a resident of either home. https://t.co/8AafzUQjGe pic.twitter.com/fdKRwbuWht
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At the second home, a different woman accused the reporter of trespassing while he stood on a public sidewalk in front of the property. “Don’t worry about who lives here. That’s none of your business,” she curtly replied when asked if she is an occupant. A spokesman for James told the New York Times, “Attorney General James is focused every single day on protecting New Yorkers, especially as this administration weaponizes the federal government against the rule of law and the Constitution. She will not be intimidated by bullies — no matter who they are.”