New York Attorney General Letitia James is caught in a whirlwind of legal trouble and neighborhood drama down in Virginia.
From bank fraud charges to a staggering number of police calls at her properties, James is facing a double dose of scrutiny over two homes in Virginia, as detailed in a New York Post report from Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, as Newsmax reports.
Let’s start at the beginning: James closed on her first Virginia property in August 2020, a home that soon became a residence for her grandniece, Nakia Thompson, and Thompson’s three children.
Since then, law enforcement has been dispatched to this property on 12 separate occasions, sometimes multiple times in a single day.
Calls to this home have ranged from serving warrants and subpoenas to handling vandalism reports, domestic disputes, and even suspicious individuals lurking about.
Court documents reveal Thompson testified before a grand jury earlier in 2025, admitting she lives in James’ home without paying rent—a curious arrangement for a property tied to serious financial allegations.
Adding to the mess, Thompson herself is currently wanted in Forsythe County, North Carolina, for failing to complete probation terms.
Meanwhile, James’ second Virginia property in Norfolk, purchased in 2023, hasn’t escaped the spotlight either, with another grandniece, Cayla Thomason-Hairston, and family members residing there.
Police have been called to this location 10 times in the past year alone, painting a troubling picture of persistent unrest at properties tied to a high-ranking public official.
Now, let’s pivot to the legal battlefield: James was indicted in October 2025 on charges of bank fraud and making false statements, accused of manipulating loan terms to snag better interest rates on these very properties.
A criminal referral was also made regarding the second home, suggesting a pattern of questionable financial dealings that’s hard to ignore.
Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan didn’t mince words at the time of the indictment, stating, “No one is above the law,” emphasizing the gravity of the alleged breaches of public trust (New York Post, Nov. 11, 2025).
Halligan doubled down, adding, “The facts and the law in this case are clear,” signaling a firm intent to pursue justice no matter who’s in the hot seat (New York Post, Nov. 11, 2025).
James, however, isn’t taking this lying down; just last week, she requested a federal judge dismiss the case, arguing it’s a retaliatory strike for her civil fraud lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his business empire.
Her legal team wrote in a court filing that Trump and his allies have weaponized the justice system against her for simply doing her job as New York’s top prosecutor, a claim that raises eyebrows about political motivations but doesn’t erase the serious nature of the charges (New York Post, Nov. 11, 2025).
