New York Attorney General Letitia James — already facing federal bank fraud charges — is now under fresh scrutiny after police were called nearly two dozen times to the two Virginia homes she purchased for relatives.
According to police records obtained by the New York Post, officers have been dispatched repeatedly since 2020 to one of the homes — where James’ grandniece, Nakia Thompson, and her three children have lived rent-free. The calls ranged from domestic disturbances and vandalism to the serving of warrants and subpoenas.
James bought the Norfolk property in August 2020 for $137,000, claiming in loan paperwork that she would live there herself. Instead, the home was occupied by Thompson, who has a long criminal record and is currently wanted by authorities in North Carolina for violating probation.
In October, James was indicted on federal bank fraud charges, accused of misrepresenting the purpose of the properties to secure a lower mortgage rate. A second home she bought in 2023 is also under investigation for similar allegations.
Rather than residing in either home — both located over 300 miles from her office in New York — James allegedly used the properties to house relatives with criminal histories, including Thompson, whose charges over the years include grand larceny, assault on a government official, and possession of burglary tools.
Court records show Thompson has faced multiple arrests since moving into James’ property, and even admitted to living there without paying rent. Despite the mounting evidence, James insists she’s done nothing wrong. If convicted, the Democrat attorney general could face up to 60 years in prison.
Thompson, meanwhile, took to Facebook to dismiss her criminal record as “old” and “fabricated” — even as police calls to her address surged again last month, shortly after James’ indictment made national headlines.
