HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today he is closing his investigation into Wells Fargo’s potentially deceptive trade practices tied to Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) policies, following the bank’s announcement it is abandoning its anti-energy goal to [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is partnering with Uprising, FYN Global, and the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office to bring the 2025 Greater Rockies Immersive Training (GRIT) Conference to Bozeman on April 28 - 30. The GRIT Conference is an [...]

HELENA – As law enforcement in Montana continues to dismantle and disrupt drug trafficking organizations, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced authorities seized less fentanyl and made more drug-related felony arrests, including arrests of Mexican drug cartel members, in 2024 compared [...]

HELENA – Following 23andMe’s bankruptcy announcement, Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to protect their genetic data and reminding them of their right to delete genetic data from DNA testing companies. 23andMe announced March 23 it was declaring bankruptcy [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 26 attorneys general supporting President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), a dangerous gang designated a foreign terrorist organization. In [...]

HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) reached an agreement with a Flathead County contractor who will pay $200,000 to victims of his contractor scam and stop doing business in Montana, Attorney General Austin Knudsen [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congressional leadership to pass the “No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act,” which will prohibit government devices from downloading and using the Chinese Communist Party’s DeepSeek [...]

HELENA – Submissions are open for the 2025 Montana Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Elementary school students throughout Montana are encouraged to participate in the fourth annual poster contest by submitting artwork which displays [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen banned the use of DeepSeek, a China-based artificial intelligence platform, on all Montana Department of Justice (MTDOJ) devices as it poses serious security risks making information shared by its users available to the [...]

HELENA – The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) and The Salvation Army today launched a program that will provide stranded motorists in Montana with vouchers for towing or lodging. The Montana Stranded Motorist Assistance Program was established by The Salvation Army [...]