On Friday, Montana’s law enforcement community will experience a changing of the guard when long-time Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) employee Jeff Douglass retires after 30 years of public service. Jeff began his DOJ career in 1990 as a Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) trooper in Shelby....
Officials at the Montana Department of Justice announced today that Montanans, especially senior citizens, should be aware of a new tactic being used in the old lottery scam. The new twist works like this: A scammer calls you, claiming to be from the “Montana State Gaming...
The third episode of Attorney General Tim Fox’s “The People’s Lawyer” podcast was released today, featuring an interview between Fox and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. Miller is the nation’s longest-serving attorney general, having been in office 37 years. “General Miller’s long career in public service...
The Montana Department of Justice announced today that in the first six months of 2020, the state’s cyber tips related to internet crimes against children rose by nearly 70% compared to the same period last year. From January through June of 2019, 244 cyber tips were...
In order to avoid contact tracing scams, Attorney General Tim Fox asks Montanans to be cautious when answering contact tracing phone calls, texts, or emails. Contact tracing is the process that helps health officials identify people who may have come into contact with a person...
The second episode of Attorney General Tim Fox’s “The People’s Lawyer” podcast was released today, featuring an interview between Fox and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. Stein co-chairs the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Consumer Protection Committee. “General Stein has been front and center...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today Montana joined with other states and the federal government to settle allegations of fraud against Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS, Inc.), and subsidiary UHS of Delaware, Inc., to settle allegations involving improper admissions and discharges at its inpatient and...
Attorney General Tim Fox today announced he recently joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting federal regulations requiring “graphic image” warning labels, which consist of color images that depict the dangers of smoking, on cigarette packages. The coalition filed the brief...
Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously dismissed a petition by the New England Ratepayers Association that sought to end state net metering programs: “I am pleased FERC unanimously dismissed a petition by a New England dark...
In observance of National Military Consumer Protection Month, Attorney General Tim Fox offers tips to help protect active and retired military personnel and their families from consumer fraud. “Unfortunately, service members can still become the victims of identity theft, scams, bad lending practices, and other criminal...