Department of Justice Press Releases
HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) recently uncovered over $1 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims and filed charges in the two cases, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. The investigations were part of President [...]
HELENA – Prosecutors in the Montana Attorney General’s Office charged a Sheridan County man with 25 felony counts of sexual assault and drug related charges for his abuse of five juvenile girls, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Ivan Edward [...]
BOZEMAN – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) will waive some renewal and replacement driver license and identification card fees in July to encourage Montanans to add the new black eagle-in-flight citizenship marker [...]
HELENA – In his reply filed today, Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked the Montana Supreme Court to dismiss Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell’s petition requesting the Attorney General’s supervisory control be terminated. Attorney General Knudsen invoked supervisory authority on April 30 when Cromwell refused to [...]
HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice hosted a press conference today, on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, to remind Montana seniors to be aware and take precautions as bad actors commonly prey on the elderly population.Scammers and fraudsters commonly [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 22-state attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Secure America Act, which would provide critical long-term funding for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are encouraging Montanans to stay vigilant during Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Prevention Month and take steps to protect children online.“As technology continues [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 14-state attorneys general in asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to reverse a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that violates physicians' First Amendment right. The [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released the following statement today after the Ninth Circuit of Appeals affirmed the United States District Court for the District of Montana’s decision to dismiss Lighthiser v. Trump, a case Knudsen intervened in [...]
HELENA –Attorney General Knudsen issued the following statement today regarding the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Katie Lane to serve as judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana:“Congratulations to Katie on her well-deserved confirmation as Montana's newest federal [...]