Letitia James thought she could use her office to weaponize the law against Donald Trump without consequences.
She believed her crusade against the President would make her untouchable.
But Letitia James had one dark family secret exposed that could land her behind bars.
The "tough on crime" prosecutor has a fugitive living in her house
New York Attorney General Letitia James built her career on going after criminals and bringing "fugitives to justice."
She famously bragged about extraditing fraudsters from as far away as Pakistan.
But James just got exposed as a world-class hypocrite who’s been harboring a wanted criminal right under her own roof.
Her grandniece Nakia Thompson has been living rent-free in James’s Norfolk, Virginia house since 2020 – and Thompson is officially listed as an "absconder" who’s wanted by authorities in North Carolina for violating her probation.
Keith Acree from the North Carolina Department of Corrections made the situation crystal clear.
Officials confirmed that Thompson is wanted for violating her probation terms and faces arrest if located in North Carolina.
Thompson, 36, was sentenced to probation for assault and battery charges but apparently decided court-ordered supervision wasn’t worth her time.
So she skipped town and ended up living the good life in James’s three-bedroom house – completely free of charge.
James even pays for basic upkeep and maintenance on the property, according to testimony Thompson gave to a federal grand jury investigating James for mortgage fraud.
Thompson’s rap sheet longer than a CVS receipt
Thompson’s criminal history reads like a greatest hits album of bad decisions.
She started her crime spree in 2005 with simple assault charges in North Carolina.
The next year, she escalated to assault against a government official – not once, but twice.
In 2011, she added assault and battery plus second-degree trespass to her resume.
That’s when she apparently decided that completing her probation was too much work and became a fugitive from justice.
But moving to Virginia didn’t slow down Thompson’s crime wave.
She got arrested for grand larceny and petit larceny in 2019, earning herself two more years of probation and over $2,000 in fines.¹
She also faced felony charges for possession of burglary tools, though prosecutors eventually dropped that charge.¹
The driving violations alone tell the story of someone who thinks traffic laws are suggestions rather than requirements.¹
Court records show more than a dozen cases including speeding, driving with a revoked license, and safety violations.
Just this past July, Thompson managed to rack up four separate misdemeanors in a single day – including doing 80 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Thompson’s social media posts tell the whole story
Thompson’s Facebook page shows posts that seemingly celebrate her criminal past.¹
One post features blood splattered across the screen with the caption referencing her grand larceny charges – literally advertising one of her actual criminal convictions.¹
Another post brags that "Nik has a very low tolerance for b*******" while asking followers "What type of b**** are you?"
Her answer: "The aggressive b****."
One particularly revealing social media post shows Thompson writing about making poor choices and doing things she regrets – at least she’s honest about her mistakes.¹
At least she’s honest about something.
James’s mortgage fraud scandal deepens with fugitive revelation
Thompson’s fugitive status is just the latest embarrassing revelation in James’s federal indictment for mortgage fraud.
Prosecutors say James lied on loan documents, claiming the Norfolk house was a "second home" to get a better interest rate.¹
But James listed the same property as an "investment" on her financial disclosure forms – a discrepancy that could land her in federal prison for up to 30 years.¹
The scheme allegedly saved James approximately $19,000 over the life of the loan.
All while she was letting her fugitive grandniece live there rent-free with three kids.
Thompson testified to the federal grand jury that James covers all the expenses for the house, including basic maintenance and upkeep.¹
So James was essentially running a charity operation for a wanted criminal while lying to federal authorities about the property’s use.
Weaponization backfires as prosecutor becomes the prosecuted
Look, here’s what makes this story so perfectly ironic.
James spent years weaponizing her office to go after Donald Trump, claiming she was some crusading defender of law and order.
She bragged about bringing fugitives to justice from around the world.
She convinced a judge to find Trump liable for fraud in a civil case that an appeals court later threw out.
Now she’s the one facing federal charges while harboring an actual fugitive in her own house.
The timing couldn’t be more perfect – or more embarrassing for James.
Trump recently posted about his frustration that "nothing is being done" about people like James, writing "They’re all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done."
Well, it looks like something is finally being done.
And the best part is that James’s own hypocrisy is making the case against her even stronger.
You can’t claim to be tough on crime while literally providing free housing to wanted criminals.
The American people deserve prosecutors who follow the same laws they enforce on everyone else.
James thought she was untouchable because she was going after Trump.
Instead, she’s about to learn that nobody is above the law – not even the people who think they are.
¹ Daily Mail, "Letitia James’ niece, living in home at center of fraud indictment, EXPOSED as ‘fugitive’ from the law with years-long rap sheet," Daily Mail, October 13, 2025.
