{"id":2301,"date":"2025-11-24T15:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-new-york-ag-letitia-james-federal-fraud-indictment\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:28:55","slug":"judge-throws-out-new-york-ag-letitia-james-federal-fraud-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-new-york-ag-letitia-james-federal-fraud-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Proven Judge Throws Out New York AG Letitia James\u2019 Federal Fraud Indictment: A Mixed Verdict on Accountability and Politics: Mistakes to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-new-york-ag-letitia-james-federal-fraud-indictment\/#The_Ruling_A_Technicality_or_a_Sign_of_Things_to_Come\" >The Ruling: A Technicality or a Sign of Things to Come?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-new-york-ag-letitia-james-federal-fraud-indictment\/#Virginia_home\" >Virginia home<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-new-york-ag-letitia-james-federal-fraud-indictment\/#James_history_with_Trump\" >James&#8217; history with Trump<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-new-york-ag-letitia-james-federal-fraud-indictment\/#External_Resources\" >External Resources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-new-york-ag-letitia-james-federal-fraud-indictment\/#FAQ_Judge_Throws_Out_New\" >FAQ: Judge Throws Out New<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-new-york-ag-letitia-james-federal-fraud-indictment\/#What_should_be_planned_first\" >What should be planned first?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Ruling_A_Technicality_or_a_Sign_of_Things_to_Come\"><\/span>The Ruling: A Technicality or a Sign of Things to Come?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A federal judge has thrown out the indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, citing a technicality. The ruling comes after President Donald Trump had picked his former personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan to be the U.S. attorney in Eastern Virginia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judge Throws Out New<\/strong> helps improve planning, consistency, and publishing quality when teams follow a repeatable workflow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Attorney General&#8217;s attempt to install Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was invalid,&#8221; U.S. District Court Judge <strong>Cameron McGowan Currie<\/strong> wrote in a ruling, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>President\u00a0<strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> had picked his former personal lawyer\u00a0<strong>Lindsey Halligan<\/strong> to be the U.S. attorney in Eastern\u00a0Virginia. After doing so, Halligan was able to secure an indictment in October from a grand jury after presenting the evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Currie said that Halligan was never allowed to step into that role. She said the &#8220;120-day clock on interim appointments expired during the previous prosecutor&#8217;s tenure and that the authority to appoint a replacement fell with the district&#8217;s federal judges, not Attorney General <strong>Pam Bondi<\/strong>,&#8221; according to The Hill.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Letitia James after her initial arraignment outside a Virginia courthouse in October. <span class=\"image-credit\">(Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/ea9068eea3761d594de481e2be2e9132w-c476398748srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"NIKIA MONIQUE THOMPSON mugshot\" class=\"wp-image-1075139\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nakia Monique Thompson, in an undated mug shot, is the niece of James. <span class=\"image-credit\">(North Carolina Department Of Adult Correction)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/na.rdcpix.com\/8e1c5eba51bf6a6fc484a7868998d01dw-c2503817544srd_q80.jpg\" alt=\"The home at the center of a federal mortgage fraud casefiled against New York Attorney General Letitia James\" class=\"wp-image-1075326\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The home is connected to a mortgage fraud charge recently filed against James. <span class=\"image-credit\">(Billy Schuerman\/The Virginian-Pilot\/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-virginia-home\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Virginia_home\"><\/span>Virginia home<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The judge&#8217;s order dropping the charges comes about five weeks after James was arraigned in Norfolk, VA, on felony bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. She entered not guilty pleas on both charges.<\/p>\n<p>James could have faced up to 60 years in prison if convicted. <\/p>\n<p>She had been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage, and came under scrutiny\u00a0for allegedly allowing her grandniece\u00a0<strong>Nakia Thompson<\/strong>\u00a0to stay in her Norfolk, VA, home for five years\u2014despite Thompson being wanted by authorities in\u00a0North Carolina, according to the\u00a0New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson, who lived at the Virginia property with her three children, has been officially labeled an \u201cabsconder\u201d by the North Carolina Department of Corrections.<\/p>\n<p>Court records&nbsp;confirm she failed to complete her probation for previous misdemeanor convictions related to assault, battery, and trespassing.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson had ranted on Facebook that the charges against her were &#8220;OLD AS HELL and fabricated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For all inquiring minds no Im not in trouble havent been in years at all. Very much a active mother to my children everyday, work everyday, and very much in college about to graduate with my B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Criminal Justice,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-james-history-with-trump\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"James_history_with_Trump\"><\/span>James&#8217; history with Trump<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>James prosecuted a civil fraud case against Trump last year, which resulted in a $500 million fine. That fine was thrown out on appeal in August. But Trump was found liable for not disclosing his net worth on official documents that financially benefited him.<\/p>\n<p>The charges against James came after Trump continued to publicly call for his enemies to be investigated and prosecuted in court.<\/p>\n<p>Former FBI Director\u00a0<strong>James Comey<\/strong>\u00a0was indicted in September on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. He, too, had pleaded not guilty to making false statements. Comey&#8217;s indictment was also thrown out by Currie on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Bolton<\/strong>, Trump&#8217;s former national security adviser, was also indicted over claims he mishandled classified information, and\u00a0California\u00a0Democrat\u00a0<strong>Adam Schiff<\/strong> is being investigated for mortgage fraud, a charge he has denied. Both of those cases are moving forward at this time.<\/p>\n<p>The judge&#8217;s order dropping the charges comes about five weeks after James was arraigned in Norfolk, VA, on felony bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. She entered not guilty pleas on both charges.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"External_Resources\"><\/span>External Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/essentials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Essentials<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Plugin Handbook<\/a> are useful references for best practices.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ_Judge_Throws_Out_New\"><\/span>FAQ: Judge Throws Out New<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_be_planned_first\"><\/span>What should be planned first?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Start with the goal, audience, and deliverables so the final content and media support the same outcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need help implementing this workflow?<\/strong> Contact Miami Real Estate Insights &amp; Market Trends to plan a practical content and media process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 Proven Judge Throws Out New York AG Letitia James\u2019 Federal Fraud Indictment: A Mixed Verdict on Accountability and Politics: Mistakes to Avoid: The Ruling:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"7 Proven Judge Throws Out New Mistakes to Avoid","rank_math_description":"The Ruling: A Technicality or a Sign of Things to Come? 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