Ariel K. Smith

Ariel K. Smith is a lawyer and the nominee to serve as the attorney general of the United States Virgin Islands.

Ariel Smith
Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands
Acting
Assumed office
April 14, 2023
GovernorAlbert Bryan
Preceded byCarol Thomas-Jacobs (acting)
Personal details
EducationRutgers University (JD)

Life

Smith completed a J.D. from Rutgers Law School.[1] She worked in private practice as an associate attorney with Smock and Moorhead in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.[1]

Smith was an assistant territorial public defender for five years.[1] In this role, she worked in the criminal defense of misdemeanors and felony offenses such as domestic violence and white collar crimes.[1] Smith joined the civil division of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice as an assistant attorney general, serving role for seven years.[1] In 2016, she was promoted to chief of the civil division where she oversaw five attorneys and two support staff.[1]

On March 20, 2023, governor Albert Bryan nominated Smith to succeed Carol Thomas-Jacobs as the attorney general of the United States Virgin Islands.[1][2]

In May 2023, Elon Musk was subpoenaed by the US Virgin Islands in part of a larger lawsuit against JP Morgan's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operations.[3][4] The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in Manhattan by former US Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George, in 2022.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Bryan Taps Ariel K. Smith as Nominee for Attorney General". St. Thomas Source. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  2. "Governor Bryan Nominates Ariel Smith for Attorney General". WTJX. March 21, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  3. "Elon Musk subpoenaed by US Virgin Islands in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit". The Independent. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. "Elon Musk subpoenaed over JPMorgan's role in Jeffrey Epstein's activities". The Guardian. 2023-05-15. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  5. Flitter, Emily (2022-12-28). "U.S. Virgin Islands Sues JPMorgan Over Epstein Sex-Trafficking Scheme". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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