Pocatello-based U.S. Attorney dies
Eastern Idaho federal prosecutor Michael Joseph Fica died Sunday at the age of 49.
According to U.S. Attorney for Idaho Bart Davis, Fica prosecuted a broad range of cases but focused on illegal drugs and organized crime. He worked closely with federal agencies and the Idaho State Police. He became head of the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force in 2011.
Fica also worked as an instructor for Trial Advocacy and other courses for the Department of Justice at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina. He also worked as a 5th District high school sports referee for 18 years.
He worked with five colleagues in the Pocatello federal prosecutors office.
“Mike used his tremendous intelligence, his remarkable ability to juggle many things, his empathy, and his humor to tremendous effect. His devotion to public service, to his community, and to his family was profound,” said U.S. Attorney Bart Davis. “He will be missed, and his positive effect on the world around him will be missed as well.”
Mike leaves behind him his wife, Ila Marie Fica, to whom he was married for 27 years; their five children, Zachary, Emily, David, Joseph and Benjamin; his brother, Thomas; his mother, Dorothy; his mother-in-law, Bette Woolsey; and his father-in-law, Ray Bingham.
