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 [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging drivers to be responsible before getting behind the wheel of a vehicle as December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. The Montana Highway Patrol will be doing their part to keep the [...]

HELENA – As Montanans prepare for holiday shopping this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Attorney General Austin Knudsen is sharing a reminder to stay vigilant and be aware of common scams. The Office of Consumer Protection reports that scams tend [...]

HELENA – Sixty-four new officers who will serve in 41 agencies across the state graduated today from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) within the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city, and [...]