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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · Sep 2

Elect a businessman?
The hotel tycoon who ended tourism.
The dealmaker who killed trade.
The billionaire who broke the economy.
The Christian who crucified Christianity.
The president who sold out democracy.
The patriot who betrayed America.
The builder who demolished the American Dream.

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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 4h

dead whale head juice

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Tooooooooooooot

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 5h

The indictment stipulates that it would have been fraudulent for James to enter any side agreement requiring her to rent the property, then implies that the FACT that she rented it suggests she had such a side deal. It’s the stupidest shit I’ve ever seen.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 8h

NEW: Here's the two-count indictment against NY AG Letitia James. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

INDICTMENT
October 2025 Term - at Alexandria, Virginia
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES THAT:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
At all times relevant to this Indictment:
1. Letitia A. James ("JAMES) was a resident of Brooklyn, New York, and the borrower on a
Fannie Mae-backed mortgage loan for the property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue,
Norfolk, Virginia.
2. OVM Financial (also known as Old Virginia Mortgage / AnnieMac) was a mortgage lending business located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, engaged in the business of originating and underwriting residential mortgage loans, including those backed by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"). OVM Financial qualified as a "financial institution" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 20(10).
3. Fannie Mae was a federally chartered corporation that purchased and guaranteed mortgages,
operating as a government-sponsored enterprise under the oversight of the Federal Housing

Finance Agency ("FHFA").
4. First Savings Bank was a state-chartered, FDIC-insured financial institution (Certificate
#29961), headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which acquired mortgage loans through assignment or acquisition. First Savings Bank qualified as a "financial institution" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 20(1).
5. On or about August 17, 2020, JAMES, as sole borrower, purchased the three (3) bedroom,
(1) bathroom property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23509 (the
"Peronne Property"), for approximately $137,000, financed with a mortgage loan of approximately $109,600 (Loan #4430025978) backed by Fannie Mae.
6. The loan was originated by OVM Financial under a signed Second Home Rider, which required JAMES, as the sole borrower to occupy and use the property as her secondary residence, and prohibited its use as a timesharing or other shared ownership arrangement or agreement that requires her either to rent the property or give any other person any control over the occupancy or use of the property.
7. Despite these representations, the Peronne Property was not occupied or used by JAMES as a secondary residence and was instead used as a rental investment property, renting the property to a family of (3).
8. This misrepresentation allowed JAMES to obtain favorable loan terms not available for investment properties, including a note rate of 3.000% (avoiding a 0.815% higher
comparable investment property rate of 3.815%, resulting in approximately $17,837 in rate savings over the life of the loan), a seller credit of approximately $3,288 (exceeding the seller credit for investment properties by approximately $1,096), for total ill-gotten gains of approximately $18,933 over the life of the loan.
9. JAMES' Universal Property application for homeowners' insurance indicated "owner-

occupied non-seasonal use," further misrepresenting the intended use of the property.
10. JAMES filed Schedule E tax forms), under penalties of perjury, treating the Perrone Property as rental real estate, reporting fair rental days, zero personal use days, thousand(s)
of dollars in rents received, and claiming deductions for expenses relating to the property, further contradicting the second home classification.
11. The loan was acquired by or assigned to First Savings Bank by March 2021, exposing it to risks associated with the misrepresented loan.
12. The acts described herein occurred within the Eastern District of Virginia.
COUNT ONE
(Bank Fraud - 18 U.S.C. § 1344)
13. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 12 are re-alleged and incorporated herein.
14. From on or about August 7, 2020, through at least January 2024, in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere, the Defendant, LETITIA A. JAMES, did knowingly execute and attempt to execute a scheme and artifice to defraud OVM Financial and First Savings Bank,
financial institutions, and to obtain moneys, funds, and credits owned by and under the custody and control of OVM Financial and First Savings Bank by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises.
15. The scheme involved falsely representing the Peronne Property as a secondary residence to obtain favorable mortgage terms, while using it as an investment property with no intended
or actual personal occupancy or use by her.
(In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344).
COUNT TWO
(False Statements to a Financial Institution - 18 U.S.C. § 1014)
16. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 12 are re-alleged and incorporated herein.

17. From on or about July 28, 2020, through at least August 31, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere, the Defendant, LETITIA A. JAMES, did knowingly make and cause to be made false statements and reports for the purpose of influencing the action of OVM Financial, a Fannie Mae-backed lender, upon an application for a loan, in that JAMES represented and affirmed in uniform residential loan applications and related documents that
the Peronne Property would be used as a secondary residence, when in truth and fact, as JAMES then knew, the property was intended and used as an investment property with no intended or actual personal occupancy or use by her.
(In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1014).
FORFEITURE NOTICE
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(a) and Title 18, U.S.C. §
982(a)(2)(A), upon conviction of the offenses in Counts One and Two, the Defendant, Letitia
A. James, shall forfeit to the United States any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of such violations, including but not limited to a money judgment in the amount of $18,933.
If any of the property described above, as a result of any act or omission of the Defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty, the United States shall be entitled to a forfeiture of substitute property pursuant to Title 21, U.S.C. § 853(b), as incorporated by Title
18 U.S.C. § 982(b)(1).
(In accordance with Title 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(1); Title 28, U.S.C. § 2461(c); and Title 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).)

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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 6h

I'm up like a shot by 4:30 am rain or shine, snow drifts or rainbows and fuckin daisies, every day.

The major league baseball industrial complex is a cruel beast.

Cubs game starts at 9:30?
Milwaukee and Chicago?

I want to leave a burning paper sack of cat poop on their porch and ring the doorbell

BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 6h

It's 119 miles to Chicago
we got a full charge
half a pack of edibles
it's dark
and we're wearing sunglasses.
#GoCubsGo

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ALT: a picture of a chicago cubs logo with the words `` go cubs go '' written on it .

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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 6h

hiding
sundowning
only 4 hours
for public
random
syllable
generations

trumpian revenge spree
distractions
accusations

ballrooms
blowing up fishing boats
your everyday murder drones
war crimes
everyday a squeaky military parade alone

we'll never
let you forget
but for now
ARE WE GREAT AGAIN YET?

BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: NY AG Letitia James Indicted by Trump DOJ Prosecutor
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BREAKING: NY AG Letitia James Indicted by Trump DOJ Prosecutor

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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 10h

Indicting People Who Lied to Congress Would Overcrowd Prisons
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Indicting People Who Lied to Congress Would Overcrowd Prisons, Experts Warn

The result would be mass incarceration on an unprecedented scale.

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Snitty 🎃👻 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 18h

As the Washington Post descends into irrelevance it makes sense to blame Bezos first and foremost but I urge everyone to also reserve some scorn for Will Lewis, the guy happily doing the day-to-day work of destroying the paper.

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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 18h

From Trunt Social

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 1d

One of the Blue Jays, Mariners, or Tigers will be in the 2025 World Series. Think on that. Very cool.

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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 19h

ONLY 14 MILLION 'NO KINGS-WE THE PEOPLE' SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGAGING IN ACTIVE DISSENT TO REMOVE TRUMP'S REGIME

Just 3.5% of the population.

There are more than 14 million of us already.
Time for a national strike.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN EVIDENCE

STOP THE EPSTEIN SHUTDOWN

NO KINGS
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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 19h

MEDIA'S MISPRISION

In U.S. federal law and some states, the crime of misprision of a felony refers to the deliberate concealment of a serious crime, or felony:

WAR CRIMES
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
KIDNAPPING
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT
CHILD ENDANGERMENT

Access Journalism is NOT journalism.
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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 19h

Diffusion Of Responsibility: As the number of observers to a problematic situation increases, the less personal responsibility each person feels to intervene.

Dehumanization: Stripping others of their humanity makes it easier to justify inflicting harm upon them.
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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 19h

Obedience To Authority: People WILL defer to those in power, even when asked to do things that conflict with their personal morals.
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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 19h

People ARE influenced by their social roles and position of power within a system.

People are LESS likely to help if they believe others are also present and will take responsibility.

Institutional and social forces WILL lead people to engage in and tolerate abhorrent behavior.
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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 19h

People can be convinced to inflict apparent harm on an innocent stranger when a figure of authority assumed responsibility.
Participants obey authority even when it caused them severe moral and emotional distress.
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BrokenPromiseland @brokenpromisedland.bsky.social · 19h

History has many examples of people looking the other way, often driven by social pressure, diffusion of responsibility, or obedience to authority.
These incidents demonstrate how situational factors can cause otherwise 'normal' individuals to ignore suffering or engage in harmful behavior.
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Truth Will Reign 👑 @truthwill-reign.bsky.social · 21h

Hey you, White House, charade you are.

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