HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is receiving reports of fraudsters, posing as law enforcement, attempting to scam unsuspecting Montanans out of thousands of dollars by calling individuals claiming there is a warrant for [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that Montana will receive over $3.5 million in a multi-state settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations the company manufactured, marketed and knowingly sold baby powder tainted with carcinogenic asbestos. Montana [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is warning Montanans of frequently reported website-based scams – including law enforcement, bitcoin investment, and tech support scams during National Consumer Protection Week which runs from March 3-9. “Our Office of Consumer Protection is [...]

HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning Montanans of a cryptocurrency scam in which fraudsters are targeting businesses that took out Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans designed to help employers retain staff during [...]

HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning non-profit organizations of scammers who are targeting them with fake donations and then asking for a portion of the money back, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that Montana will receive over $1 million in a national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis. In [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to always be on the lookout for criminals trying to scam them as the Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) fielded 958 scam complaints and saved Montanans from losing [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced a $700 million agreement reached between state attorneys general and Google for anticompetitive practices related to its app store. Affected consumers will receive 90 percent of the settlement funds while the State [...]

HELENA – Scammers are attempting to trick Montanans into giving out their personal information including social security numbers and bank account information by offering fake remote work opportunities, Attorney General Austin Knudsen warned today. The scammers are reaching out to [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that Montana, along with 49 other states, has reached a settlement with software company Blackbaud for its deficient data security practices and response to a 2020 data breach which exposed the information [...]