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Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James

Headline from The Columbian

NORFOLK, Va. — The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encoura

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  1. Fox News

    Grand jury declines to re-indict New York AG Letitia James on bank fraud charges (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A grand jury declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for a second time after her original case was dismissed.

  2. Forbes

    Grand Jury Declines Indictment Against Letitia James (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The first indictment against James was dismissed by a judge less than two weeks ago.

  3. New York Post

    Federal grand jury declines to indict NY AG Letitia James after DOJ refiled mortgage fraud charges (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A federal grand jury declined Thursday to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, dealing a setback to prosecutors who filed a revised mortgage fraud criminal case, The Post can confirm.

  4. Fox News

    Grand jury declines to re-indict Letitia James in Virginia (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Department of Justice was unable to secure a grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James in Norfolk, Virginia, a source said.

  5. CNN

    Grand jury declines to reindict Letitia James (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A grand jury declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James after being asked to look at the mortgage fraud case against her a second time, 10 days after a federal judge threw out the initial charges against her, according to a person familiar with the development Thursday.

  6. Black Enterprise

    Grand Jury Refuses To Reindict Letitia James, Derailing Trump-Backed Mortgage Fraud Case (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    A federal grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, has declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud allegations.

  7. The Columbian

    Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    NORFOLK, Va. — The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encoura

  8. Just the News

    Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James again on mortgage fraud allegations (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The decision comes after a federal judge dismissed the initial case against James last month because the federal prosecutor who brought the case was not lawfully appointed.

  9. Kokomo Tribune

    Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says.

  10. Newsweek

    Letitia James lands legal win as grand jury declines to indict her: Reports (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A grand jury reportedly declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James after her earlier case was dismissed.

  11. WMUR

    Grand jury rejects new indictment against NY AG Letitia James (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Justice Department has failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump

  12. NBC Chicago

    Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The Justice Department on Thursday failed to secure an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a person familiar with the matter told NBC...

  13. Washington Examiner

    Grand jury declines to indict James after earlier case collapsed (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A Norfolk, Virginia, grand jury declined to return charges after hearing the case under a new team of prosecutors.

  14. Al Jazeera

    US grand jury declines to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    James decries Trump’s ‘weaponisation’ of the justice system after second failed attempt to federally prosecute her.

  15. Anchorage Daily News

    Grand jury declines to reindict New York Attorney General Letitia James in mortgage fraud case (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The Justice Department failed to secure a new indictment against James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution that was encouraged by Trump.

  16. CBS News

    Grand jury refuses to re-indict Letitia James after earlier fraud charges were thrown out (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Federal prosecutors on Thursday presented an indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia.

  17. Townhall

    Grand Jury Rejects Another Indictment Against Letitia James (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    A federal grand jury declines to indict Letitia James over mortgage fraud allegations.

  18. Los Angeles Times

    Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Atty. Gen. Letitia James (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Prosecutors went back to a grand jury in Virginia after a judge’s ruling halting the prosecution of James and another longtime Trump foe, former FBI Director James Comey, on the grounds that the U.S. attorney who presented the cases was illegally appointed.

  19. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Grand jury rejects second criminal case against Letitia James | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    WASHINGTON >> A federal grand jury on Thursday rejected prosecutors’ attempt to revive a criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James, two sources familiar with the matter said, after a judge threw out an initial set of charges against the prominent critic of U.S.

  20. BNO News

    Grand jury declines to indict NY Attorney General Letitia James for a 2nd time (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A federal grand jury has declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James after prosecutors asked it to reconsider a mortgage-fraud case that was dismissed two weeks ago, according to reports from NBC News and CNN.

  21. The Guardian

    Grand jury declines to re-indict Letitia James after judge dismissed first case (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Decision comes less than two weeks after judge ruled similar case against New York attorney general unlawful

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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