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NORFOLK, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James is housing a second criminal family member at her properties in Virginia — and The Post can reveal she and her big sister were partners in crime.

James’ grand-niece Cayla Thompson-Hairston, 21 — who is an OnlyFans star with a public, X-rated social media presence — was charged in April 2024 with lying about her felony criminal record when she tried to buy a gun in Suffolk, Virginia, according to court docs.

Cayla was legally “disqualified” from owning a firearm due to an August 2020 felony charge of malicious wounding — which Virginia law defines as a crime in which a person “shoots, stabs, cuts or wounds any other person, or by any means causes bodily injury, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill.”


  Letitia James is housing a second felon family member at her properties in Virginia. AFP via Getty Images Letitia James is housing a second felon family member at her properties in Virginia. AFP via Getty Images

Thompson-Hairston was a juvenile at the time, and the records of that case are sealed.

The weapons charges were later dropped because they learned Cayla’s malicious wounding charge was pleaded down to a misdemeanor, prosecutors said.

In 2019, when Cayla was just 15 years old, she was also caught up in the criminal hijinks of her big sister, Nakia Thompson, 36, who is a wanted fugitive by North Carolina authorities with a slew of arrests, according to docs.


  James’ grand-niece Cayla Thompson-Hairston, 21, is an OnlyFans star with a public, X-rated social media presence. TikTok/@caylablxuu James’ grand-niece Cayla Thompson-Hairston, 21, is an OnlyFans star with a public, X-rated social media presence. TikTok/@caylablxuu

Cayla’s social media profile includes photos of her flashing her naked body and also flashing cash alongside a boyfriend.

She recently announced she was pregnant and has posted numerous videos of herself dancing with her baby belly exposed.

Both family members — Cayla Thompson-Hairston and Nakia Thompson — live in houses owned by James that have been at the center of federal criminal scrutiny over mortgage documents that James signed.

James is currently facing 60 years in prison for bank fraud and false statement charges after federal prosecutors accused her of lying on the mortgage application for the house where Thompson lives.


  Thompson-Hairston was charged as a teenager with malicious wounding. TikTok/@caylablxuu Thompson-Hairston was charged as a teenager with malicious wounding. TikTok/@caylablxuu

  Thompson-Hairston has been arrested multiple times — including most recently in 2024. Instagram/@thehairstonsisters_ Thompson-Hairston has been arrested multiple times — including most recently in 2024. Instagram/@thehairstonsisters_

James said that the property, which she bought in 2020 for $137,000, was a “second home,” and that she would primarily occupy it.

The feds, however, say she moved Thompson in and collected rent on the property soon after she bought it — and that her alleged lie allowed her to get a better rate on her mortgage, a $19,000 gain.

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James has denied wrongdoing, and Thompson told the federal grand jury that she was living at the house rent-free.

The under-fire AG covers the costs but does not reside at the home, according to neighbors.


  Thompson-Hairston lived in the house owned by James. TikTok/@caylablxuu Thompson-Hairston lived in the house owned by James. TikTok/@caylablxuu

  New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a campaign rally for New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. AP New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a campaign rally for New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. AP

  The properties of New York Attorney General Letitia James and the residents occupying the homes.
 The properties of New York Attorney General Letitia James and the residents occupying the homes.

“That’s Letitia James,” said Jesse Middlebrook, who has lived 16 years on the same street, when shown a picture of the New York AG. “I’ve never seen her here.”

Cayla lives at another James-owned home, which The Post investigated after it was cited in a criminal referral sent to the Department of Justice in April.

For that home, James was accused of signing a mortgage document stating it would be her “principle residence” — despite her job being 350 miles north in New York.

James said she co-signed the $219,780 mortgage with her niece, Shamice Thompson-Hairston, who lives there full-time. She said that when she realized the error, she had the document amended to note that James would not reside there.

Shamice is the mother of Cayla, who lives with her, and Nakia — who lives at James’ other Norfolk property. A third daughter, Courtney, also lives with Shamice.

Thompson and Cayla Hairston were busted in August 2019 for an alleged theft scheme at Macy’s and Dillard’s.


  Thompson-Hairston posted X-rated content on her TikTok account. TikTok/@caylablxuu Thompson-Hairston posted X-rated content on her TikTok account. TikTok/@caylablxuu

  Thompson and Cayla Hairston were busted in August 2019 for an alleged theft scheme at Macy’s and Dillard’s. TikTok/@caylablxuu Thompson and Cayla Hairston were busted in August 2019 for an alleged theft scheme at Macy’s and Dillard’s. TikTok/@caylablxuu

  The house that New York Attorney General Letitia James claimed as her principal residence in 2023 is photographed in Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Kristen Zeis for the NYPost The house that New York Attorney General Letitia James claimed as her principal residence in 2023 is photographed in Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Kristen Zeis for the NYPost

During the arrest, the officer said one of the sisters swore at him, and told him to “get the f–k off her,” according to the criminal report.

Thompson was also hit with contributing to the delinquency of a minor for bringing teenage Cayla — as well as her two children — on her crime spree, records obtained by The Post show.

She later pleaded guilty to one charge each of petit and grand larceny and was given two years probation and ordered to pay $2,020 in fees.


  During the arrest, the officer said one of the sisters swore at him, and told him to “get the f–k off her.” TikTok/@caylablxuu During the arrest, the officer said one of the sisters swore at him, and told him to “get the f–k off her.” TikTok/@caylablxuu

  Thompson-Hairston recently announced she was pregnant. TikTok/@caylablxuu Thompson-Hairston recently announced she was pregnant. TikTok/@caylablxuu

In April, James was hit with a federal criminal referral for mortgage fraud, alleging she “falsified records” to get a more favorable loan rate when she purchased the residence in 2023. Documents signed by the AG stated the home would be her “principal residence” — despite serving as New York state prosecutor more than 300 miles away.

James’ lawyer Abbe Lowell called the referral a meritless, hypocritical salvo in President Trump’s “revenge tour” against the prosecutor, who marshaled a civil fraud case against him and his Trump Organization, culminating with a $454 million judgment last year.

Lowell, who also represented former first son Hunter Biden in his federal gun and tax-related criminal cases, claimed the document she signed was merely a clerical error.


  New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media outside the courthouse during the civil business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump at the New York Supreme Court, Oct. 17, 2023, in New York. AP New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media outside the courthouse during the civil business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump at the New York Supreme Court, Oct. 17, 2023, in New York. AP

Then, in a twist that feels like déjà vu, James was indicted last week by a Virginia federal grand jury on charges of bank fraud and making a false statement to a financial institution in order to secure a mortgage for her second Norfolk home.

Federal prosecutors accused James of lying on her mortgage application when she bought the house where Thompson lives — claiming it was a second home that she would not rent out — in order to obtain a favorable rate.

James’ signature appears at the bottom of a “second home rider” on a Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac mortgage document dated Aug. 17, 2020, which explicitly lays out what the home can and cannot be used for.


  James covers the costs of the house but does not live at the home, according to neighbors. Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post James covers the costs of the house but does not live at the home, according to neighbors. Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post

It goes so far as to include a section saying James would be considered in default on the $109,600 loan if she or anyone else acting at her direction gave “inaccurate information or statements” regarding her occupancy of the residence as a second home.

James faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted on both charges. She has repeatedly and strenuously denied the allegations against her, vowing to “fight.”

A representative for James had no comment when reached by The Post on Wednesday.

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