Attorney General Tim Fox invites all Montanans to dispose of their unused, unwanted and expired prescription drugs during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30. Local law enforcement agencies, community advocacy groups, the Montana Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox invites you to attend special forums in Great Falls and Missoula. Those who have been victims of crime and are willing to speak publicly are invited to share their experiences. Attorney General Fox, officials from the Montana Department of Justice...
Scammers are targeting businesses nationwide, including many in Montana, with a sophisticated “spear phishing” email scam that has compromised the personal information of thousands of Montanans. “Spear phishing” is a more focused form of “phishing,” or posing as a legitimate source to gain access...
Attorney General Tim Fox and the Montana Department of Justice want to make Montanans aware of deceptive vehicle service contract “notices” that claim to be issued from the “Motor Vehicle Division” that may be appearing in consumers’ mail boxes. “We consider these notices deceptive because neither...
Attorney General Tim Fox, along with the Federal Trade Commission and agencies from all 50 states, has obtained a permanent injunction to dissolve two nationwide sham cancer charities and ban their president from profiting from any charity fundraising in the future under a settlement filed...
[caption id="attachment_37231" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Bryan Lockerby, administrator of the MT DOJ's Division of Criminal Investigation, addresses graduates at today's ceremony.[/caption] At a ceremony this morning, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) graduated 58 new officers who will serve 30 different agencies across the state. The Montana...
Montana Solicitor General Dale Schowengerdt will argue before the United States Supreme Court on Monday, March 28. Schowengerdt, who serves on the staff of Attorney General Tim Fox, will be arguing on behalf of the State of Montana in the case Betterman v. Montana. A summary...
The United States Supreme Court issued an order today in State of Montana v. State of Wyoming that recognizes Montana suffered damages as the result of Wyoming’s failure to abide by terms of the Yellowstone River Compact with respect to waters of the Tongue River....
The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) announces it is currently accepting applications for ten new Troopers to begin training this September. MHP is the traffic law enforcement division of the Montana Department of Justice and is responsible for the enforcement of motor vehicle and highway...
National Consumer Protection Week March 6 – 12 HELENA – As National Consumer Protection Week begins, Attorney General Tim Fox urges Montanans to contact his Office of Consumer Protection if they think they are, or may be, victims of a scam. In 2015, more than half of...
