Department of Justice Press Releases
The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection, along with the Federal Trade Commission and dozens of agencies from around the nation, has stopped a massive telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers with 1.3 billion deceptive charitable fundraising [...]
During National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Austin Knudsen is urging Montanans to be vigilant and contact the Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) if they think they are, or may be, victims of a scam. The Office [...]
Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that a new Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Trooper recruitment cycle is underway. MHP is accepting applications now through March 24 for at least ten new Troopers to begin training in August 2021. MHP is [...]
HELENA – Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen today called on President Biden and his administration to reverse its last-minute cancellation of Operation Talon. Operation Talon is a nationwide ICE operation that focuses on removing illegally present convicted sex offenders from [...]
Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement after Governor Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 102 into law: “At a time when the president is calling for state-level gun registries, strong legislation affirming Montanans’ gun rights is more important than [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced a new partnership called the Sentinel Project between the Department of Justice (DOJ), Montana Beer and Wine Distributors Association (MBWDA), and Montana Association of Chiefs of Police (MACOP) to fight human [...]
Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 14 attorneys general today calling on President Joe Biden to reconsider his unilateral revocation of the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and advised him that states are reviewing [...]
Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen has joined a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories in a $573 million settlement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company, resolving [...]
The Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) are working together to give Montana fifth graders the opportunity to participate in state and national poster, Attorney General Knudsen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen [...]
HELENA - Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen today exercised his supervisory powers in the Gallatin City-County Board of Health and Health Officer Matt Kelley v. Rocking R Bar case. Knudsen directed County Attorney Marty Lambert to promptly dismiss the case [...]