Norfolk, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James will be appearing in court Friday for her arraignment on federal charges of bank fraud in Norfolk, Virginia, after the Justice Department indicted her earlier this month.

U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker, appointed to the federal bench by former President Joe Biden, is presiding over the case.

The indictment alleges that James misrepresented how she would use a house she bought in Norfolk in 2020, in order to obtain a lower interest rate on her mortgage. Instead of using the property as a second home, the indictment says, she rented it to a family member, treating it as an investment property, in contravention of the mortgage terms.

According to the indictment, James purchased the home for $137,000 and borrowed $109,600 —

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