Pulte Makes New Fraud Allegations Against New York AG James

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte has sent letters to the Department of Justice encouraging prosecutors to open new fraud investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James related to real estate.

Pulte wrote separately to the US attorneys for the Southern District of Florida and Northern District of Illinois in letters dated Wednesday. He alleged that James appeared to misrepresent who would occupy property in separate homeowner insurance applications, saying the documents could indicate that James “may have defrauded” insurers in those states.