Originally written on January 23, 2021. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has written to President Joe Biden requesting the removal U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Gretchen Shappert from the position Ms. Shappert has held since 2018. Ms. Plaskett, who was recently named one of nine impeachment managers in the Trump trial by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, criticized Ms. Shappert and pointed to alleged vindictive actions the U.S. attorney has exacted. Ms. Plaskett also called for the position to be filled by a local representative, deeming such an appointment as being "of critical importance to the Virgin Islands community." "The circumstances surrounding the tenure of the current U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands, Gretchen Shappert, are untenable," said Ms. Plaskett. "She refuses to meet with my office even in a courtesy manner,…
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The nine House Democrats serving as impeachment managers in the case against former President Donald Trump delivered their most gripping evidence for convicting Mr. Trump in the Senate chamber Wednesd...
The U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands, Gretchen Shappert, who has served since 2018, is most likely safe from President Joe Biden's request Tuesday that all but two U.S. attorneys appointed by Pres...
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who has been vacationing on St. Croix since Wednesday, was spotted dining at the Duggan's Reef Restaurant Sunday night, where he told a family as he was exiting the r...
Governor Albert Bryan will deliver his third State of the Territory Address tonight at 7:00 p.m. as he marks his third year as governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The event, being held at the Legisla...
V.I. Republican Gordon Ackley, who in 2016 criticized Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett when her privacy was criminally invaded by disgruntled staffers in 2016, is embroiled in ano...
"With God's grace... I'm ready," USVI Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett wrote on her Facebook page in the wee hours of Wednesday. She was referring to the strength needed to perform in her new role...
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Seasoned lawmaker Janelle Sarauw and freshman Samuel Carrion, both independents, have joined the Democratic Majority Caucus in the 34th Legislature, according to official Senate documents. Ms. Sarauw ...
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