New York Attorney General Faces Criminal Financial Fraud Charges
A federal grand jury has indicted the New York attorney general for bank fraud on Thursday, according to someone with knowledge of the case.
The US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia handled the presentation of the charges to the grand jury on Thursday, the person said.
US attorneys do not typically address a grand jury.
Halligan was installed in the role last month following the president expressed dissatisfaction with the pace in ongoing probes against his rivals.
The move marks a recent strategy to leverage the DOJ to penalize opponents.
It comes 14 days after Halligan secured charges against James Comey.
Long-serving lawyers drafted a memorandum regarding that situation detailing why indictments were not warranted.
Comey denied the charges on Wednesday.
Updates to follow
