Federal prosecution team honored for work on Duncan case

Five employees of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Idaho, including Assistant U.S. Attorneys Wendy Olson (IWL Board Member) and Traci Whelan, have been honored with the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement for their work on the Joseph Duncan case, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today. All five were part of the Duncan prosecution team; in addition to the two attorneys, those honored included Paralegal Specialist Denise Price, Litigation Support Specialist Pam Rocca, and Victim-Witness Specialist Kristi Johnson. “It is my privilege to honor these recipients for their outstanding service and commitment to our country,” Holder said. “Their varied accomplishments have advanced the interests of justice on behalf of the American people, and I’m proud to call them my colleagues.”

Duncan was given three death sentences plus multiple life prison terms in federal court in Idaho for his 2005 attack on the Groene family in Coeur d’Alene, which left four family members dead and which just one 8-year-old child survived.

This article appeared in the Spokane Review “Eye on Boise” on Thursday, October 22nd.  See http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/

  • Posted by Peg D on October 27th, 2009 |
  • Comments (0)
What do you think? Join the discussion...
How do I change my avatar?
Go to gravatar.com and upload your preferred avatar.

IWL Goals

To promote equal rights and opportunities for women and minorities within the legal profession and the judicial system.

To promote full participation by women and minorities in the organized bar and in the legislative and judicial branches of government.

To provide opportunities for women and minorities in the legal profession to support and educate one another.