Drew Wrigley, the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota, will announce his plans to resign, The Grand Forks Herald reports.

Wrigley has served as a federal prosecutor since November 2001. He was nominated by former president George W. Bush but asked President Barack Obama to stay on board to work on a high-profile death penalty case

Wrigley will apparently leave after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issues a decision in the case, the Herald reported. The appeal was heard in February.

At a September 2008 hearing before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Wrigley defended the Bush administration from criticism that federal prosecutors weren't doing enough to combat crime on reservations. He opposed legislation to require the Department of Justice to release data that would show many Indian Country cases are declined for prosecution.

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Drew Wrigley to announce plans to step down later this year (The Grand Forks Herald 4/28)
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