ToplineThe nation’s top federal housing official filed two federal criminal referrals against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday, multiple outlets reported, marking the latest bid by the Trump administration to prosecute one of the president’s most prominent political enemies after three failed attempts last year. Last year, the Trump Administration made three failed attempts to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James, one of the president's most prominent political foes.Albany Times Union via Getty ImagesKey FactsAccording to MSNOW and CBS News, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte sent the two federal referrals to the U.S. Attorneys Jason Quinones of the Southern District of Florida and Andrew Boutros of the Northern District of Illinois.The referrals alleged that James falsified details in her home insurance applications for two properties: one with Universal Property Insurance in Florida and one with Allstate Insurance Company in Illinois.The referrals cited posts on X by prominent pro-Trump attorney Mike Davis and alleged James misrepresented the details of how both properties would be occupied in her insurance applications, MSNOW’s report said.Citing the post, Pulte Illinois referral alleged that James “made representations” in the Allstate application that the property would be “occupied by a single adult” but knew the house was “actually occupied by four people — three children and her niece.”The Florida referral alleged that James “made false representations” about her property being unoccupied for five months of the year, but it was “occupied year-round by her niece.”TangentIn a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump shared a news article about the referral with the text “NY AG Letitia James referred again for criminal prosecution for alleged homeowner insurance fraud,” appearing to confirm the reports. A DOJ spokesperson also told Fox News the U.S. Attorneys had received the referrals.Chief CriticWhile James has not commented on the referrals publicly, her attorney Abbe Lowell told various news outlets: “Trump and his political enablers keep abusing their power to pursue a vendetta against her by trying to rename, refile, and repeat baseless allegations. They continue this improper revenge campaign instead of helping bring down the rising cost of living in this country.”Key BackgroundIn November last year, a federal judge dropped criminal charges that were brought against James and former FBI Director James Comey and ruled that the prosecutor overseeing the case—U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan—had been unlawfully appointed. Comey and James were indicted in separate cases by Halligan, with the New York Attorney General's case focused on alleged “mortgage fraud.” Two other attempts to indict James on mortgage fraud charges in Virginia in December were made, but the grand juries in both cases declined to indict. After her indictment in the first case brought by Halligan, James said the move was “nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system,” as she accused Trump of “forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding.”Further ReadingTrump’s Cases Against James Comey And Letitia James Dismissed (Forbes)New York Attorney General Letitia James Avoids New Indictment From Trump Administration (Forbes)Trump Administration Fails To Indict Letitia James—Again (Forbes)