Politics

Claude Walker Is The New Acting Attorney General

ST. THOMAS -- At a press conference organized by Governor Kenneth Mapp and held at Government House here, the territory's leader announced the nomination of Claude Walker as the latest Acting Attorney General. Walker became the fourth person in eight months to lead the beleaguered department, one the governor acknowledged remains in a "mess," and Walker, during a brief speech, promised to work on key issues affecting the territory, including the high rate of violence -- whether robbery, assault, gun possession or homicide. Walker also committed to fight white-collar crime. Walker, Mapp said, has a legal career that spans over 20 years, beginning when he joined the Department of Justice in the solicitor general's division in 1994. Walker also worked as an environmental attorney with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., for over eight years. Mr. Walker later served as a policy adviser at the U.S. Department of Treasure, in the Office of Enforcemen...