The Latest Breaking News from Letitia James

A judge’s ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud for years as he built his real-estate empire tarnishes the former president’s image as a real estate titan turned political powerhouse, and could strip him of his authority to make major decisions about the future of his marquee businesses

Trump’s legal team tried to argue previous statements she had made about his involvement in the January 6 insurrection were disqualifying

Judge Arthur Engoron finds that Trump and his associates exaggerated the former president's net worth in order to complete deals and receive more financing.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a penalty of $250m and a ban on Trump doing business in the state.

The judge also found that Trump repeatedly lied about his wealth on his annual financial statements

Trump responds on his Truth Social site with attack on judge, calling it ‘a very sad day for the New York State System of Justice’

Judge refuses to dismiss a lawsuit accusing former US president of illegally inflating assets and net worth, as his lawyers say they’ll appeal

A major ruling to revoke his business licences finds the former president massively overvalued assets as his empire expanded

A judge in New York found the former president and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth to get favorable loan terms and lower insurance rates.