A George Soros-backed prosecutor already mired in scandal was hit with more bad news when one of her staff abruptly resigned, citing a 'toxic work environment.'
Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey argues that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner ‘unlawfully’ ‘refuses to do her job’ after he says she dismissed almost 12,000 cases.in St. Louis already mired in allegations of negligence and misconduct was hit with more bad news on Friday, when one of the few remaining prosecutors who handles the city's most violent felonies abruptly resigned, citing a"toxic work environment.
Ogurkiewicz's departure is the latest example of persistent staffing issues that have plagued Gardner's office, which has long been understaffed and now has just five prosecutors left to handleGardner, who took office in 2017, had a more than 100% turnover rate for attorneys in her first two years in office and by earlier this year had about half as many attorneys on staff as when she assumed the job.
In 2021, Gardner came under fire after three murder cases under her purview were dismissed in one week due to prosecutors in her office not showing up for hearings or being unprepared.against two men accused of killing a father and his seven-year-old daughter, likely pushing back the trial by months.
In February, Bailey filed a petition quo warranto, the legal mechanism under state statute that allows the attorney general to remove a prosecutor who neglects her duties. Gardner, who has refused to leave office amid Bailey's probe, has called Bailey's efforts a political witch hunt and a form of"voter suppression," suggesting that racism and sexism are behind some of the criticism against her. On Tuesday, she"His amended petition is a gross power grab, an affront to the liberties of all Missourians and the democratic process," said Gardner.
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