Min. Dale Edwards Executive Director Call and Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge has dismissed the criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the U.S. attorney who brought the mortgage-fraud indictment was illegally appointed, voiding the charges.
Judge Cameron McGowan Currie found that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan had exceeded the legal limits of her temporary appointment when she signed the indictment. Because Halligan was the sole prosecutor of record,…
