The current Justice Department has made it clear that it plans on fully investigating the president’s adversaries, including individuals who investigated Trump before he won the election in 2024. The Justice Department plans on looking into the Trump-Russia probe that haunted the president during his first term, and they’ve already made moves to fire several law enforcement officials who have been accused of investigating the president and his supporters since 2015.

Prosecutors have issued two unique subpoenas against James in an effort to find out more information about the investigations into the Trump Organization and the National Rifle Association.

As part of this ongoing investigation, federal prosecutors made the decision to subpoena New York Attorney General Letitia James. Attorney General James won a past case against President Trump and his business for committing fraud. According to the past lawsuit, Trump, his sons, and the Trump organization inflated the value of specific properties in order to get higher loan amounts and better insurance coverage. In the suit, Trump alleged that his financial statements actually understated his wealth. The lawsuit found Trump liable for fraud. The court ordered him to pay $450 million.

Since then, Trump has appealed the decision, and the case is still pending.

The current subpoenas were issued as a result of the Justice Department investigating whether James violated Trump’s civil rights by pursuing the claim.

On top of this recent investigation, the Department of Justice also has open investigations looking into former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, DHS official Miles Taylor, former CISA head Chris Krebs, and former special counsel Jack Smith. Jack Smith indicted Trump twice in the past, and Chris Krebs lost his job after officially stating that the 2020 election was not rigged.

Opponents of the current administration are concerned that the President’s use of the justice system could be considered a political retribution campaign or a weaponization of the Department of Justice.

Civil and Criminal Fraud in New York

Getting accused of committing fraud is a very serious ordeal in New York. Under New York law, civil fraud is defined as intentionally making a false representation of a material fact with the intent to deceive another party. The other party must have reasonably relied on the misrepresentation to their detriment. Criminal fraud can encompass a variety of activities like forgery, identity theft, insurance fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, falsifying business records, and welfare fraud. Criminal fraud charges can result in imprisonment and significant monetary fines.

Here at the Bukh Law Firm, our team is uniquely qualified to help you navigate civil fraud allegations or criminal charges stemming from fraud. We are currently based in Brooklyn. Our firm is proud to offer culturally competent care to a wide variety of communities in the area including Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Cantonese, Ghongzhou, Toisan, Spanish, and Albanian.

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