Department of Justice Press Releases
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the appointment of Anne Dormady to the position of Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) administrator. Prior to her appointment, Dormady served as the bureau chief for the Division of Criminal Investigation’s Crime Information [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released the following statement after the Montana Supreme Court dismissed the highly irregular ethics complaint against him today. “I appreciate the Supreme Court bringing this frivolous complaint to a long-overdue conclusion. We've said it [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Motor Vehicle Division awarded two Montana nonprofits with $26,500 total in funds from the Chrome for Kids Wish Fund, which was established to support programs making a lasting impact on [...]
HELENA – Prosecutors in the Montana Attorney General’s Office filed official misconduct charges against Senator Jason Ellsworth today for acting outside the scope of his lawful authority as a public servant and requested that the court suspend him from office [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 26-state coalition of attorneys general requesting the United States Department of Justice investigate two China-linked climate activist organizations for potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which requires any [...]
BOULDER- Montana Highway Patrol troopers conducted an interdiction operation in St. Regis from December 7-11 to combat crime and remove illicit drugs from the community. During the operation, MHP's Criminal Interdiction Team (CIT) and Strategic Enforcement Traffic Team (SETT) worked [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit Monday against Uber, a ridesharing and delivery company, over its unfair and deceptive practices for its subscription service, Uber One. The lawsuit was filed along with the Federal Trade Commission, [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen sent a letter to the executive directors of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and Attorney General Alliance (AGA) asking them to deny membership to Viriginia Attorney General-elect Jay Jones following the [...]
HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning Montanans about scammers operating fraudulent county jail websites that target families of inmates in an attempt to collect personal and financial information. OCP has received reports [...]
HELENA – The Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) unveiled today a redesigned and more secure driver license and identification card featuring elements to help reduce driver license fraud and identity theft, making it one of the most secure credentials in [...]