Trump official refers New York AG Letitia James for prosecution again
A Trump administration official has made new criminal referrals against New York Attorney General Letitia James to federal prosecutors in Miami and Chicago for two cases of possible homeowner's insurance fraud, sources told CBS News.
Updated on: March 26, 2026 / 12:07 AM EDT / CBS News
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said in a letter Wednesday to prosecutors in Florida that James may have falsified information on her homeowner's insurance application to a Ft. Lauderdale-based company, Universal Property Insurance.
Officials in President Trump's administration have repeatedly pursued legal actions against James, a longstanding Trump foe. In a Truth Social post Wednesday night, Mr. Trump wrote that James had been "referred again for criminal prosecution for alleged homeowner insurance fraud."
Pulte sent one of Wednesday's referrals to Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. That prosecutor is currently leading another investigation into Obama-era officials, including former CIA Director John Brennan, over an intelligence assessment that determined that Russia had tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential election to help benefit Mr. Trump. Last year, Quiñones also sought records in connection with special counsel Jack Smith's investigations into Mr. Trump, sources previously said.
In a separate letter Wednesday to Andrew Boutros, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Pulte alleged James may have falsified information on an application to Illinois-based Allstate.