Attorney General Tim Fox announced today Montana has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of JUUL Labs. The 39-state coalition is investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices, including its targeting of youth, claims regarding nicotine content, and statements regarding risks, safety, and effectiveness as a smoking...
In preparation for the October 1, 2020, federally enforced deadline for identification changes to fly domestically or enter secure federal facilities, the Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) would like to remind citizens about REAL ID. REAL ID is an option that can be...
Attorney General Tim Fox invites Montanans to join internet users around the world to observe Safer Internet Day on February 11. This is the eighth year Americans have recognized Safer Internet Day. “A safe and positive internet experience depends on us all,” said Attorney General Tim...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today he has filed a lawsuit against the McKesson Corporation and Cardinal Health, Inc., two leading distributors of narcotic opioids, for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. “Opioids have had a particularly acute impact on rural areas throughout the country,...
States allege harm from violation of U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that the states of Montana and Wyoming are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept their challenge of Washington state’s unconstitutional and discriminatory denial of a permit for a proposed...
The Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) announced today that seven of its driver license offices will be open on Martin Luther King Day in order to provide additional options for customers to renew or replace Montana driver licenses. MVD offices in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls,...
Attorney General Tim Fox is warning Montanans about a scam where call centers are posing as local tow truck companies. The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) recently learned of these suspected scam activities in Billings and Missoula. The scam works like this: Consumers using search engine terms...
DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation Provided Audit that Lead to Successful Prosecution Attorney General Tim Fox announced that a Miles City woman who recently pleaded guilty to exploitation of an older person received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay more than $94,000 in restitution...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced that a Seeley Lake chiropractor who recently pleaded guilty to defrauding Montana’s Medicaid program will pay $100,000 in restitution. On September 25, 2019, the Montana Attorney General’s Office charged Dr. Andrew Lance Bohlman, 48, in Missoula County District Court with one...
Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate: “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit did what I asked it to do: hold Obamacare’s individual mandate unconstitutional while...