If hypocrisy had a street address, it would be the Virginia fraud house New York Attorney General Letitia James swore under oath was her “secondary residence.”
Now it’s doubling as a safehouse for her fugitive niece—and a living monument to the rot she built her career prosecuting in others.
The Home That Fraud Bought
James, the self-styled scourge of “fraudulent actors,” is now accused of being one. Federal indictments detail how she listed a Norfolk property as her second home to secure sweeter mortgage terms, all while renting it out and pocketing thousands. Neighbors told reporters they’d never once seen her there. (New York Post – April 16 2025)
Now, as ZeroHedge reports, that same home has allegedly been occupied by her niece Shamice Thompson — a fugitive who’s been “ducking justice” since a probation violation last year. Records show James even granted Thompson power of attorney over the property. Translation: the state’s top prosecutor might have handed her “investment home” to a wanted relative.
Defiance, Meet Disclosure
Instead of contrition, James delivered rallies. She’s framed the case as another “politically motivated attack,” shouting down reporters and painting herself as a martyr of MAGA persecution. (Associated Press – Oct 10 2025)
It’s an odd defense from someone whose office made a career out of frog-marching landlords, bankers, and Trump Organization execs for the very same paperwork sins.
If prosecutors are right, James didn’t just bend the rules—she used the system as her personal mortgage broker, collecting rent while calling the place a “home.” Now add a fugitive family member living inside the evidence, and the hypocrisy becomes a political art form.
Family Plan, Prosecutor Edition
Federal filings cite a “Second Home Rider” clause explicitly forbidding rentals or third-party occupancy. The irony? She enforced that same language on small landlords during the pandemic. What she called “accountability” for others looks suspiciously like “oversight” for herself.
Her defenders claim it’s all coincidence. But coincidences don’t usually involve notarized lies, a runaway relative, and an attorney general whose campaign slogan might as well be “Rules Are for You.”
Political Fallout
Inside Democratic circles, panic has replaced loyalty. Party strategists worry that James’ collapse—following her once-career-defining pursuit of Donald Trump—could nuke donor confidence ahead of 2026. Meanwhile, GOP officials are sharpening one-liners about “the AG who turned her mortgage into a halfway house.”
Whether this ends in conviction or quiet resignation, Letitia James has already proven her critics right: the real fraud was never financial—it was moral.
Citations
- ZeroHedge – “Letitia James’ Fugitive Niece Has Been Ducking Justice In Disputed Primary Residence” (Oct 13 2025)
- New York Post – “NY AG Letitia James Admitted Virginia Home Was Investment Property” (Oct 10 2025)
- Associated Press – “NY AG Letitia James Strikes Defiant Tone At Campaign Rally” (Oct 10 2025)
- Reuters – “Federal Grand Jury Weighing Mortgage Fraud Charges Against NY AG James” (Oct 9 2025)
- Washington Post – “Justice Department Indicts N.Y. Attorney General” (Oct 9 2025)
- Times Union – “NY Attorney General Letitia James Indicted By Virginia Grand Jury” (Oct 9 2025)