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James made her first courtroom appearance on Friday in Norfolk, and pleaded not guilty to the federal charges. Her lead attorney Abbe Lowell told U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker that he plans to argue that the indictment does not actually allege that James took actions amounting to bank and mortgage fraud — which suggests that her defense team will rely on the prevailing interpretation to argue that no contracts or laws were violated, even if James had in fact rented out her place.
Lowell did not respond to a request for comment.
Fannie Mae did not respond to questions about the contract language. The Federal Housing Finance Agency also did not respond to inquiries about the Second Home Rider.
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/3-words-letitia-james-mortgage-090000016.html