纽约州总检察长 Letitia James 被联邦大陪审团起诉 涉银行欺诈
2025年10月9日，美国弗吉尼亚州亚历山德里亚市，联邦检察官办公室宣布，一个联邦大陪审团已起诉纽约州总检察长 Letitia James，指控她犯有银行欺诈罪与向金融机构作虚假陈述罪，分别涉及联邦法典第18篇第1344条与第1014条。宣布起诉的是弗吉尼亚东区联邦检察官 Lindsey Halligan。
Halligan 表示，没有人可以凌驾于法律之上，本案所指控的行为是蓄意的犯罪行为，严重辜负了公众的信任。她说，本案的事实与法律都很清楚，检方将继续循此推进，让正义得到伸张。
司法部的公告说，如果罪名成立，James 每项罪名最高可判30年监禁、最高100万美元罚款，并可被没收财产。公告同时指出，联邦犯罪的实际量刑通常低于最高刑，法官将在参考联邦量刑指南与其他法定因素后决定刑期。
起诉书只是一项指控。James 在被依法证明有罪之前，依法被推定无罪。
（来源：美国司法部）
New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Bank Fraud Charge
On October 9, 2025, in Alexandria, Virginia, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced that a federal grand jury had returned an indictment charging New York State Attorney General Letitia James with bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. Section 1344 and false statements to a financial institution under 18 U.S.C. Section 1014. The announcement was made by Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Halligan said no one is above the law, and that the charges as alleged represent intentional, criminal acts and tremendous breaches of the public's trust. She said the facts and the law in the case are clear, and that prosecutors would continue following them to ensure justice is served.
The Justice Department announcement said that if convicted, James faces up to 30 years in prison per count, up to a $1 million fine on each count, and forfeiture. It also noted that actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties, and that a federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
An indictment is merely an accusation. James is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：Letitia James 在纽约市议会任职期间的照片。Freelancers Union 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Letitia James during her time on the New York City Council. By Freelancers Union, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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