Hold onto your hats, folks—New York Attorney General Letitia James, a prominent figure in progressive circles, finds herself in a legal quagmire over two Virginia homes that seem to attract police like moths to a flame.
Between federal bank fraud charges tied to the purchase of these Norfolk properties and a staggering number of police calls to the residences occupied by her relatives, James is caught in a storm of scrutiny that raises serious questions about her judgment, the New York Post reported.
Let’s rewind to August 2020, when James closed on her first property in Norfolk for $137,000, a modest home intended for family use.
Shortly after the purchase, her grandniece, Nakia Thompson, moved in with her three children, and almost immediately, the house became a hotspot for law enforcement activity.
Police have been dispatched to this address 12 times since then, with calls ranging from warrant services to domestic disputes and even reports of suspicious individuals lurking about.
The frequency of these visits spiked in early October 2025, with six calls in just two weeks, suspiciously coinciding with national attention on James’ legal troubles—talk about bad timing.
James’ legal headaches began with a federal indictment in October 2025 for bank fraud, alleging she misrepresented her intent to occupy the 2020 property to snag a better loan rate.
A second property, purchased in 2023 with a $219,780 mortgage, is also under a criminal referral for similar claims, despite paperwork bearing James’ signature claiming she’d live there—except she works over 300 miles away in New York.
Facing up to 60 years in federal prison if convicted, James denies any wrongdoing, but one has to wonder if this is less about progressive policy and more about personal accountability.
Back to the first house—Nakia Thompson, who testified to a grand jury in June 2025 that she lives there rent-free, has a rap sheet longer than a CVS receipt, including charges for theft and assaulting a government official.
In a Facebook rant, Nakia dismissed her criminal history as “OLD AS HELL” and “fabricated,” but public records, including a 2020 probation sentence for larceny, paint a less flattering picture (The Post).
Her latest charge in late October 2025 for allegedly threatening a school official over the phone doesn’t exactly scream “reformed character”—a pattern that hardly helps James’ public image.
Now, let’s turn to the 2023 property, home to James’ other grandniece, Cayla Thompson-Hairston, an OnlyFans model, along with her mother and sister, where police have shown up 10 times between April 2024 and April 2025.
These calls, including warrant services and a reported assault, suggest a troubling trend of chaos surrounding James’ family properties, raising eyebrows about who’s really in control here.
While James may argue she’s simply helping family, conservatives might see this as a cautionary tale of misplaced priorities—shouldn’t a public official ensure her own house is in order before championing sweeping social reforms?
