More evidence of potential mortgage fraud involving New York Attorney General Letitia James is emerging—this time tied to the foreclosure purchase of a single-family home in Martinsville, Virginia.
The acquisition involved the purchase of a foreclosing property in 2008, with Letitia being the buyer alongside Johnsie Finney and Philip Finney. At the time, James was working as a New York City Councilwoman.
Ironically, it was the Finneys whose mortgage was being foreclosed, while James’s first name was apparently misspelled as “Letitua,” in a likely attempt to throw off prying eyes.
According to documents obtained by Joel Gilbert, “Letitua” does not appear on the final deed, the “Substitute Trustee’s Deed” created in January 2009 after the foreclosure, only the Finneys.
One theory suggests that the Finneys, potentially well-known to James or even close friends, neighbors, or relatives, invited the then-New York City Councilwoman to buy back the property from the bank.
Additionally, James does not appear on any other deed, in violation of Virginia’s law that requires all purchasers to appear on the new deed unless a transfer has taken place. However, no record shows that James sold her stake in the property to the Finneys.
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