Before New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Oct. 9 on federal bank fraud charges , the Democrat played a central role in some of the state's most high-profile political stories of the last five years.
As New York's top state law enforcement official, James oversaw a successful civil fraud case against Trump and his companies. She also spearheaded investigations of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations and nursing home COVID-19 deaths before launching a bid to become New York governor herself in 2021, eventually bowing out to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
What we know about Letitia James indictment
James was indicted by a federal grand jury Oct. 9 on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, less than three weeks after