The United States Attorney’s Office, Independent Prosecutorial Discretion and the Need to Eliminate Political Influence

United States Attorney for the District of Idaho

Wendy J. Olson was sworn in on June 25, 2010, as United States Attorney for the District of Idaho. She joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in March of 1997, and was serving as its Senior Litigation Counsel at time of her appointment as U.S. Attorney. As an Assistant United States Attorney for 13 years, she prosecuted white collar crime, crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children and criminal civil rights violations. Prior to joining the United States Attorney’s Office, Ms. Olson was a trial attorney in the Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C. for four and a half years. She also served as assistant to the legal director of the National Church Arson Task Force. Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Ms. Olson served as a law clerk for United States Chief District Court Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle from 1990-1992. Ms. Olson is a recipient of the Idaho State Bar's Professionalism Award in 2011. Ms. Olson was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho, and graduated from Pocatello High School in 1982. Ms. Olson graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, with a B.A. in news/editorial journalism in 1986 and from Stanford Law School in Stanford, California, with a J.D. in 1990. Ms. Olson is married to Craig Kreiser; they have two daughters, Abby, 12, and Olivia, 10, and two black labs, Gus and Lola.

Friday, February 24
12:00-12:30pm Lunch is served
12:30-1:00pm Presentation
1:00-1:30pm Question and answer

Idaho State University – Idaho Falls
Samuel Horne Bennion
Student Union Building
Multipurpose Room
University Place
1784 Science Center Drive, Idaho Falls

Lunch is $14 for members and $16 for non-members. Gallery seating is $5. Reservations or advanced payment are required for lunch service.To pay by credit card, visit the forums page.

Please RSVP by Noon on Tuesday, Feb 21.

Next up:

Moving at the Speed of Business
Jeffery Sayer, Director of the Idaho Department of Commerce

Friday, March 30, 2012

Jeffery Sayer was appointed by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter as Director of the Idaho Department of Commerce and began work on October 3, 2011. Mr. Sayer is the former President and Managing Partner of Novayx Group, a firm specializing in providing financial and business sophistication for small to medium sized businesses. In Idaho, he is best known for his role as the President and Chief Financial Officer of Mountain View Hospital in Idaho Falls. He began his career with Ernst & Young in Silicon Valley where he specialized in advising venture-capital funded technology companies through all stages of growth. Since then he has provided financial and executive leadership for companies ranging from start-up ventures to companies with over $500 million in sales. His experience includes corporate turnarounds, public offerings, equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, and extensive involvement in corporate strategy and leadership. Active in civic affairs, Mr. Sayer serves on the board of directors for Idaho Governors Cup, Idaho Falls Auditorium District, Hospice of Eastern Idaho, and was a former member of the Governors Select Committee on Health Care. Mr. Sayer is a CPA and graduated from Brigham Young University.

Lunch is $14 for members and $16 for non-members. Gallery seating is $5. Reservations or advanced payment are required for lunch service.To pay by credit card, visit the forums page.

Please RSVP by Noon on Tuesday, March 27.

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