Department of Justice Press Releases
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in demanding answers from Wells Fargo Wednesday regarding the company’s debanking policies, which appear to extend the Biden administration’s woke agenda. In a letter to Wells [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is warning Montanans of frequently reported website-based scams – including law enforcement, bitcoin investment, and tech support scams during National Consumer Protection Week which runs from March 3-9. “Our Office of Consumer Protection is [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today an over 20,000 percent increase in fentanyl seizures by anti-drug forces in Montana since 2019. Additionally, over twice as much fentanyl was seized in 2023 compared to 2022, shattering previous records. [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief Friday in the case of Johnson v. City of Grants Pass which asks the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision prohibiting [...]
HELENA - The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) commissioned 12 new troopers at a graduation ceremony at the Civic Center in Helena Friday. Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Sager addressed the new troopers prior to their badge pinning [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 15 other state attorneys general launched an investigation into BlackRock for potential conflicts of interest and the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments. In a letter sent to BlackRock fund directors [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is demanding answers from Google executives regarding the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) system “Gemini” as the system may violate Montana law by providing inaccurate information to users to fall in line with the tech [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined 21 other attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to ensure it is not handing over unaccompanied migrant children to criminals and sex traffickers following a report that shows the federal government cannot [...]
HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning Montanans of a cryptocurrency scam in which fraudsters are targeting businesses that took out Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans designed to help employers retain staff during [...]
HELENA - The Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) has served over 75,000 customers since the launch of the new driver services system in November, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Same-day appointments are available at most exam stations across [...]