Department of Justice Press Releases
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with 15 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration’s ban on new liquified natural gas (LNG) exports. In January, President Biden and the Department of Energy halted all [...]
HELENA – A man in the United States illegally was sentenced to 40 years in Montana State Prison for stabbing a man to death in July 2022, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Francisco Padilla Canales pleaded guilty in [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the retirement of Montana Highway Patrol Colonel Steve Lavin. Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Sager will serve as the interim head of the Patrol until a new colonel is named. “I’m grateful to [...]
Attorney General Knudsen urges Biden administration to stop Iran’s access to money funding terrorism
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 11 other state attorneys general urged President Biden to stop giving Iran access to funds that are helping the country financially support terrorism efforts. In a letter sent to President Biden Wednesday, [...]
HELENA – A Belgrade man who previously pleaded guilty to repeatedly shooting at a sergeant from the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office while fleeing from law enforcement in a high-speed chase was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in the Montana State [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in demanding the Biden administration stop attempts to sidestep Congress by giving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the sweeping authority to prepare and file tax returns [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 22 other state attorneys general filed a brief this week supporting the State of Florida’s lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s unlawful immigration policy of releasing illegal border crossers into the country instead [...]
HELENA – A Valier man was sentenced to 60 years in the Montana State Prison with 35 years suspended following his guilty plea to sexual assault of a minor, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Edward S. Kleinsasser, 36, [...]
POST Approved 40 hour Field Training Officer Seminar. Kaminsky Sullenberger & Associates Miles City, MT April 17th-21st, 2023 Contact : Jared DeVault, Badge 14-23 Miles City Police Department 419 N. 7th St. Miles City, MT 59301 406-232-3411 Register at: https://milescityppa.org/field-training-officer-seminar-kaminsky-sullenberger-associates/
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