The Justice Department issued subpoenas and opened a criminal inquiry into allegations that fired Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has committed mortgage fraud, according to a Thursday report.

Attorney General Pam Bondi tapped Ed Martin, a top Justice Department official, to lead the effort to investigate mortgage fraud among public officials.

The investigation follows after Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), alleged that Cook engaged in mortgage fraud, focusing on two properties she owns in Michigan and Georgia.

Pulte has shared what he claims is video evidence of Cook claiming multiple properties as her primary residence and then allegedly renting them out. Breitbart News’s John Nolte explained:

There is just one problem: Neither Cook nor her attor

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