Exclusive: Letitia James Caught Harboring Fugitive! — Jailbird Niece is Hiding Out in Letitia’s “Primary Residence” Mortgage Fraud Home in Virginia
Guest post by Joel Gilbert
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction is actively searching for Nikia Monique Thompson, the fugitive daughter of New York Attorney General Letitia James’s niece.
Thompson, listed as an “Absconder” (offender number 0898340) on the department’s official site, is wanted for violating probation terms. North Carolina authorities are urging anyone with knowledge of her whereabouts to call their tip line at 1-888-646-0024.
Where is Nikia Monique Thompson hiding? All indications, including from Letitia James herself, are that Thompson is hiding out at Letitia’s “mortgage fraud” home in Norfolk, Virgina.
This means that Letitia James herself could be charged with harboring a fugitive. And, because it involves interstate flight, James could be subject to federal harboring law which carries up to 5 years in prison.
As detailed on Sam Antar’s White Collar Fraud website, Letitia James co-signed for a mortgage for a property located at 604 Sterling Street in Norfolk, Virginia, alongside her niece, Shamice Thompson-Hairston in August 2023.
Despite being a permanent resident of Brooklyn and New York State Attorney General, as part of this transaction, James executed a notarized Power of Attorney (POA) which included a sworn declaration stating, “I hereby declare that I intend to occupy this property as my principal residence.”
William Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, cited this declaration in an April 14, 2025, letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging that James may have falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government-backed loans with more favorable terms, since her “primary residence” declaration was instrumental in securing lower mortgage rates.
In addition, James’s 2011 HAMP loan that I covered in The Gateway Pundit was also cited by Pulte for investigation.
On May 21, 2025 while speaking before the Association for a Better New York, Letitia James attempted to deflect the growing controversy over her criminal referral to the DOJ by claiming her motives were purely familial.
“In reality, the power of attorney was never used to determine my eligibility for a mortgage for my niece for a home in the state of Virginia,” James said. “My niece has children, and because I’m a good aunt, I wanted her to have a home.”
But as I detailed in The Gateway Pundit in Crime Runs in the Family! Letitia James Buys Home for Niece’s Jailbird Adult Kids, James’s explanation, that she is a “good aunt” merely helping her niece and her children, was misleading. The “children” whom James’s statement implied were minors, are both adults, and both have significant criminal histories.
Nakia Monique Thompson has a criminal record spanning 20 years in the states of Virginia and North Carolina, and include multiple convictions for contributing to delinquency of a minor, abuse of child, possession of burglary tools, third degree larceny, assault and battery, trespassing, shoplifting, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, possession of marijuana, driving with a suspended license, and even malicious conduct while incarcerated.
Her persistent criminal activity underscores the seriousness of James’s role in providing Thompson with a hide out while on the run from North Carolina authorities.
How close are Letitia James and Nikia Monique Thompson? On Thompson’s LinkedIn page she writes “Been working with Ms James for years from council member to Public advocate to Attorney General”.
She even listed employment with Elect Letitia James for Attorney General during the 2018 campaign, and work with the Brooklyn Board of Elections between 2013 and 2016.
Today, Thompson’s Facebook page indicates that she is living comfortably in Jame’s Norfolk, Virginia in the home. What does Virginia law say about harboring someone wanted from another state for probation absconding?
Under VA Code § 18.2-472, if someone escapes from custody and you harbor them, you can be charged. Harboring in Virginia could make you an accessory after the fact. The penalty for Letitia James would qualify as a Class 1 misdemeanor, with a punishment of up to 12 months jail and a $2,500 fine.
Even more serious, because Nikia Monique Thompson’s case involves interstate flight, under 18 U.S.C. § 1073 (Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution or Confinement), harboring someone who fled across state lines to avoid justice could trigger federal charges against Letitia James. Federal harboring law carries up to 5 years in prison.
As New York’s chief law enforcement officer, Letitia James cannot claim ignorance or excuse when it comes to harboring a fugitive in her Virginia residence.
The appointment of Special Prosecutor Ed Martin by President Trump underscores the seriousness of the ongoing investigation into her mortgage fraud. Martin has already advised her counsel, Abbe Lowell, that resignation is the most prudent course of action.
Now, with credible evidence suggesting that James is sheltering her fugitive niece, the matter has escalated beyond financial misconduct into direct violations of both state and federal law. Harboring a fugitive is not a family favor, it is a crime. And, mortgage fraud is not a clerical error, it is a fraud against banks and taxpayers.
If James truly believes her own standards, that “we all must play by the same rules” and that “no one is above the law”, then she should prove it by resigning immediately, before prosecutors drag her into court.
Joel Gilbert is a Los Angeles-based film producer and president of Highway 61 Entertainment. He is the producer of the new film Roseanne Barr Is America. He is also the producer of the films: Trump: The Art of the Insult, Dreams from My Real Father, There’s No Place Like Utopia and many other films on American politics. Gilbert is on Twitter: @JoelSGilbert
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