New York Attorney General Faces Criminal Bank Fraud Charges
A federal grand jury has charged the New York attorney general for financial misconduct on Thursday, per an informed source.
Lindsey Halligan personally presented the case before the judicial panel this Thursday, the person said.
US attorneys seldom address such panels.
Halligan took over as US attorney recently after Donald Trump became frustrated over the speed in ongoing probes targeting political opponents.
The move marks a recent strategy to leverage federal justice authorities to punish adversaries.
This occurs a fortnight after Halligan obtained indictments targeting the former FBI director.
Long-serving lawyers prepared a memo regarding that situation explaining why indictments were not warranted.
Comey entered a not guilty plea recently.
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