An Idea Melissa Sellers Hasn't Thought of ... Yet

Submitted by Nancy Smith on March 4, 2015 - 12:36pm

Achtung, you folks in Gov. Rick Scott's office: Quite a story just in from the Virgin Islands.

Acting Attorney General Terri Griffiths told executives of The Virgin Islands Daily News on Thursday morning that she will prosecute the newspaper on criminal charges because of its telephone calls to obtain comment and information from her.

Bet you guys haven't thought of that one yet.

"I'll be filing criminal charges against you," Griffiths said as she abruptly left a meeting at The Daily News' offices on St. Thomas.

Griffiths' departure concluded a volatile session in which she accused The Daily News of harassing her by calling her cellphone after business hours to seek her comment on news events.

She also claimed that a quote attributed to her in a story published Wednesday had been "fabricated." The quote she specified was: "I will not comment on the Parole Board hearings."

Copy-cat Florida lawsuit, anyone?

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