Letitia James launches fundraiser seeking donations up to $18K-per-person in wake of alleged mortgage fraud: ‘Fighting for our rights’

Embattled New York Attorney General Letitia James is hitting up supporters for large bucks conscionable days aft nan Trump management accused her of alleged fraud involving respective homes she owns.

The money bid is successful nan shape of an invitation to an arena connected Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. calling for contributions starting astatine $500 and climbing to an eye-popping $18,000, nan maximum allowed by New York law, successful support of her 2026 re-election bid.

The induce features a photograph of James framed by a information cheery pridefulness flag.

The high-dollar fundraiser will beryllium hosted astatine nan location of left-wing activists Rod Grozier and Rob Smith, nan second of whom is nan CEO and laminitis of The Phluid Project, a gender-neutral clothing company.

“Letitia James is fighting for our authorities each azygous day. This is our opportunity to show Letitia that we person her back,” nan arena page connected lefty fundraising website ActBlue reads.

The New York AG this week became nan taxable of a federal criminal referral complete allegations she falsely claimed successful charismatic nationalist documents successful August 2023 that her “principal residence” was a location successful Norfolk, Va.

James, who besides has a location successful Brooklyn, bought nan Virginia spot pinch her niece that year, erstwhile she was already successful agency arsenic lawyer wide of New York.

New York requires its AGs to unrecorded successful nan authorities for astatine slightest 5 years earlier being elected and besides while successful office.

A archive involving powerfulness of lawyer for nan Virginia acquisition and viewed by The Post was signed by James successful August of that twelvemonth complete pinch nan declaration, “I intend to inhabit this spot arsenic my main residence.”

The Post spoke to respective of James’ alleged Virginia neighbors Wednesday, nary of whom reported ever seeing her astatine nan property.

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte elaborate these and different allegations of James playing accelerated and loose pinch residency requirements successful a missive to US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

The criminal referral besides accused James, whose net is $220,000, of misrepresenting nan number of apartments for a building she owns successful Brooklyn — saying it has 4 units, erstwhile metropolis Department of Buildings records opportunity it has five. That’s a cardinal favoritism because buildings pinch 4 aliases less units suffice for mortgages pinch amended terms.

Pulte said these issues could magnitude to criminal charges, including ligament fraud, message fraud, slope fraud and mendacious statements to a financial institution.

In a statement, James’ agency has lashed retired astatine nan Trump management for “weaponization of nan national government” and provided immoderate specifications astir her ownership of nan properties.

But her spokesperson did not specifically contradict nan allegations against her.

-Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy\