Department of Justice Press Releases
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 [...]
HELENA – The Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) and every Montana County Treasurer’s office is preparing to launch a new vehicle services system on March 17. The new system will overhaul the vehicle titling and registration process. In preparation for [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced an immigration enforcement agreement with President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The agreement will authorize Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) troopers and Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) agents to [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Montana Department of Justice prosecutors and investigators testified in Senate Judiciary Committee today in support of Senate Bill 261, sponsored by Senator Greg Hertz, which will protect children from dangerous drugs, like fentanyl. [...]
HELENA – A Montana man was sentenced Monday to 100 years at the Montana State Prison with 50 years suspended and will not be eligible for parole for 25 years for possessing child sex abuse material, Attorney General Austin Knudsen [...]