Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that Town Pump has joined with the Montana Department of Justice to help raise awareness of human trafficking in the state. Beginning this month, all Town Pump convenience stores and casinos will display the poster created by the Montana Department of Justice as a requirement of HB 488.
Attorney General Fox today urged all Montana residents who shop at Target stores to take advantage of one year of free credit monitoring being offered by the retail company in the wake of the massive data breach announced last month.
Veterans now have the option of adding a “Veteran” designation to the front of their driver licenses or identification cards as of January 1, the Montana Department of Justice and the Montana Veterans Affairs Division announced today.
After an announcement by Target that approximately 40 million customers using payment cards at its United States stores between November 27 — December 15 were affected by a data breach, Attorney General Tim Fox cautions Montana consumers to watch for fraudulent charges on their credit and debit card statements, as well as for scams purporting to help consumers.
Ocwen Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion dollar joint state-federal settlement with Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, 48 additional states and the District of Columbia, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
This afternoon, Attorney General Tim Fox announced and introduced the members of the Montana Healthcare Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
“I join my fellow Montanans in thanking these new board members for their willingness to step forward and take the helm of the Montana Healthcare Foundation,” Attorney General Fox said. “I know we’re all looking forward to the great work that the foundation will do to improve health care in our state.”
This morning, Attorney General Tim Fox announced the three recipients of the first Montana Department of Justice Chrome for Kids Wish Fund grants at a Helena press conference. The grant funding came from sales of the department’s Motor Vehicle Division’s Chrome for Kids motorcycle license plate.
Attorney General Tim Fox today announced Montana joined 42 other attorneys general in submitting a letter to the Secretary of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voicing strong support for the federal agency’s proposed nationwide investigation of patent trolls.
Attorney General Tim Fox, along with 46 other state and territorial attorneys general, sent a letter /wp-content/uploads/TVPA-Final-Letter-to-CJS.pdf asking Congress to fund the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA).
Attorney General Tim Fox joined 41 other state and territorial attorneys general in sending a letter today to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging it to require manufacturers of generic prescription pain relievers to develop tamper-resistant versions of their products.