Letitia James Faces Federal Bank Fraud Indictment
A federal grand jury has indicted Letitia James over allegations of financial misconduct on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Lindsey Halligan directly submitted this case before the judicial panel on Thursday, according to the source.
US attorneys do not typically address such panels.
Halligan was appointed in the role the previous month following the president expressed dissatisfaction regarding the progress of investigations against his rivals.
The move marks a recent strategy to leverage the Department of Justice to punish opponents.
This occurs 14 days after Halligan secured charges targeting the former FBI director.
Career prosecutors wrote a document regarding that situation detailing why indictments lacked merit.
Comey entered a not guilty plea recently.
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