Christian/Willocks Nominations, Alpine STT Leases on Agenda (Editor’s Update: The Legislature earlier today voted 9-6 to confirm Atty. Adam Christian and unanimously (15-0) to confirm Atty. Harold Willocks to seats on the bench the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. A more comprehensive review of the action will be posted later.) The 28th Legislature will send a message...
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The shield of “attorney client privilege” played a critical role in the favorable recommendation for Atty. Adam Christian’s nomination to the Superior Court. On Friday, by at 5-2 vote, the Legislature’s Committee on Rules and Judiciary moved Christian’s nomination to the full Legislative body for confirmation. Sen. Neville James and Sen. Usie Richards voted against...
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The Legislature’s Committee on Rules and Judiciary voted unanimously Friday to favorably recommend Chief Public Defender Harold Willocks to the full Legislature for a seat on the Virgin Islands Superior Court. The Committee, chaired by Sen. Michael Thurland, met on St. Croix. The recommendation now goes to the full Legislature for confirmation. Atty. Willocks,...
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(Editor’s Update: Despite the potential issues and unanswered questions that remain concerning his role as legal counsel to Governor John P. deJongh, Jr,, Atty. Adam Christian was favorably recommended Friday for a seat on the bench of the Superior Court by the Legislature’s Committe on Rules and Judiciary by a vote of 5-2, and will now move into confirmation...
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NJ Baliff OD’d After Affair With New VI Criminal Justice Chief A female bailiff assigned to his New Jersey courtroom attempted suicide through overdose after he ended an affair with her and the incident resulted in a formal ethics complaint being filed against him in February, 2009. Despite this public history of unethical conduct, which he...
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More than half of the contributions Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen has received in the current election cycle are linked to a Washington contractor who is the subject of a federal inquiry.
According to an article today in the Washington Post, Christensen has received at least $37,000 from contractor Jeffrey Thompson, who is suspected of using “straw” or phantom donors to evade contribution limits that are set for candidates running for office. His operations have drawn the attention of Federal authorities.
According to the article, Thompson’s accounting firm Thompson, Cobb, Brazilio and Associates, has 189 contracts with the federal government, worth $17.1 million. The company has done some business in the Virgin Islands, auditing grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Federal Highway Administration. TCBA recently advertised for an accounting position based in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Recently, Christensen has urged the Federal Election Commission to investigate the election system of the Virgin Islands, citing public discontent with the way the Board of Elections in operating. Perhaps this current development will hasten their acceptance of her request.
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