New York Attorney General Letitia James could face “jail time” after being accused of mortgage fraud, an academic has said. James, a Democrat who has served as New York’s attorney general since 2019, was this week referred to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Its director, William J. Pulte, alleged in a letter that James falsified records to obtain a mortgage.