Eric Swalwell’s $1.2 million DC home target of DOJ mortgage fraud criminal referral

WASHINGTON — Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) was hit with a federal criminal referral for alleged mortgage and tax fraud related to his purchase of a $1.2 million home in Washington, DC, that he claimed as a primary residence, The Post has confirmed.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte in a Wednesday letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi requested an investigation of Swalwell based on allegedly false and misleading statements he made about the purchase, NBC News first reported.

The California Democrat was able to secure millions of dollars’ worth of loans and refinancing based on the primary residence declaration in DC, a source familiar with the referral said.

The designation could constitute mortgage fraud, insurance fraud and state and local tax fraud, among other charges, the source noted.

In addition to the Department of Justice criminal referral, FHFA’s inspector general is probing the alleged mortgage fraud.

“As the most vocal critic of Donald Trump over the last decade and as the only person who still has a surviving lawsuit against him, the only thing I am surprised about is that it took him this long to come after me,” Swalwell responded in a statement.

“Like James Comey and John Bolton, Adam Schiff and Lisa Cook, Letitia James and the dozens more to come – I refuse to live in fear in what was once the freest country in the world,” added the California congressman, who is now the fourth Democratic official to be targeted for mortgage fraud by the Trump administration.

“Of course, I will not end my lawsuit against him. And I will not stop speaking out against the president and speaking up for Californians,” Swalwell continued.

“As Mark Twain said, ‘Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.’ Mr. President, do better. Be Better.”

Reps for the DOJ declined to comment.