Attorney General Tim Fox urged parents to review basic safety precautions with their children before they go trick-or-treating and to check Montana’s Sexual or Violent Offender Registry (SVOR) online to ensure their children avoid potentially dangerous situations. “As children across Montana prepare for Halloween activities, it’s...
On Saturday, October 26, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Montanans are invited to bring their unwanted prescription medications for no-questions-asked disposal at one of 26 participating collections sites across the state. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in Montana is sponsored by the US...
In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) is host to the Montana Silent Witness exhibit until October 25. The public is invited to MLEA, located at 2260 Sierra Road East in Helena, to see the exhibit between 8:00 am...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced today a Three Forks man charged with fraudulently collecting workers’ compensation benefits from the Montana State Fund has pled guilty. Antony H. Caruana, 42, pled guilty in District Court in Helena on October 16 to one count of theft related...
HELENA – Attorney General Tim Fox today announced a multistate settlement along with 41 states and the District of Columbia requiring Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. to pay nearly $116.9 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. A multistate investigation...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) has hired two full-time agents who will work solely on human trafficking investigations. The team, based in Billings, is employed by DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and will work on cases of...
Helena resident Darren Booth pleaded guilty in Lewis & Clark County District Court to felony employer misconduct. Booth, owner of DB Construction, paid $10,395 in restitution to Montana State Fund at his sentencing hearing on September 10. In addition to paying restitution, the Court imposed...
Attorney General Tim Fox and U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced their offices, together with the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will co-sponsor a second missing persons training for the public and law enforcement. The event will take place at the First Interstate Bank...
The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned thirteen new troopers today at the 66th Advanced Academy Graduation ceremony. Chief Deputy Attorney General Jon Bennion addressed the graduates at the event, which took place at the Delta Marriott Hotel in Helena. In his remarks, Bennion thanked the graduates for...
RED LODGE – Montana Attorney General Tim Fox presented the 2019 Matt Dale Outstanding Advocate of the Year Award at a ceremony in Red Lodge on September 13. The recipient, an advocate for survivors of sexual or domestic abuse, was honored at a celebration held...