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Trump accused Lisa Cook, Letitia James of mortgage fraud — but his own Cabinet did the same

President Donald Trump and his administration have targeted his perceived political enemies in recent months, accusing them of committing fraud for listing multiple mortgages as their primary residences. The alleged actions resulted in Bill Pulte, Trump’s director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, issuing criminal referrals to the U.S. Department of Justice. “Fraud will not be tolerated in President Trump’s housing market,” Pulte previously warned. On the Trump administration’s hit list is Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, whom the […]

todaySeptember 5, 2025

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Trump weaponization czar urged New York Attorney General James to resign over mortgage probe

President Donald Trump’s political weaponization czar sent a letter urging New York Attorney General Letitia James to resign from office “as an act of good faith” four days after starting his mortgage fraud investigation of her. Then he showed up outside her house. Ed Martin, the director of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, told James’ lawyer on Aug. 12 the Democrat would best serve the “good of the state and nation” by resigning and ending his probe into alleged paperwork discrepancies on her […]

todayAugust 20, 2025

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Marilyn Mosby to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her personal finances so she could improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sentencing for former Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby is set to open Thursday at a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, a Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital. Two juries separately convicted Mosby of perjury and mortgage fraud charges after trials involving her personal finances. Mosby, […]

todayMay 25, 2024

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Marilyn Mosby sentenced to year of home detention for mortgage fraud and perjury

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore city prosecutor who achieved a national profile for charging police officers in a Black man’s death was spared prison time in her sentence Thursday for perjury and mortgage fraud. Democratic former State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby‘s sentence includes 12 months of home confinement, 100 hours of community service and three years of supervised release. After the sentencing hearing, Mosby hugged her supporters, some of whom applauded when the judge announced the sentence. “I’m just […]

todayMay 25, 2024