In its bar complaint filed with the Committee on Professional Standards in New York, AFL cited the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which it noted, “define fraud as conduct that ‘has a purpose to deceive.'” The legal group argued that James’ alleged “material misrepresentations meet that definition and call into question her candor, trustworthiness, and honesty.”
AFL claimed that the New York bar “has an independent duty to conduct its own investigation into the allegations raised in Mr. Pulte’s letter,” and subsequently contended that the Committee has the “authority to begin an investigation based on this complaint or to act on its own.”
“This Committee should exercise its statutory authority and launch its own independent investigation into these allegations. The legal profession ought to continue to regulate itself. A failure to do so would tell the public that certain officials are above the law,” the complaint reads.
[Source](https://thefederalist.com/2025/04/29/new-york-ag-letitia-james-faces-bar-complaint-over-alleged-mortgage-fraud/)
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In its bar complaint filed with the Committee on Professional Standards in New York, AFL cited the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which it noted, “define fraud as conduct that ‘has a purpose to deceive.'” The legal group argued that James’ alleged “material misrepresentations meet that definition and call into question her candor, trustworthiness, and honesty.”
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AFL claimed that the New York bar “has an independent duty to conduct its own investigation into the allegations raised in Mr. Pulte’s letter,” and subsequently contended that the Committee has the “authority to begin an investigation based on this complaint or to act on its own.”
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“This Committee should exercise its statutory authority and launch its own independent investigation into these allegations. The legal profession ought to continue to regulate itself. A failure to do so would tell the public that certain officials are above the law,” the complaint reads.
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