HELENA – Two chiropractors in Kalispell have agreed to pay the State $450,000 for restitution to settle allegations of Medicaid fraud, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. The Montana Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) received a referral from Blue Cross Blue Shield of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Notice of Title 6 Program Rights The Montana Department of Justice gives public notice of its’ policy to uphold and assure full compliance with the non-discrimination requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related Nondiscrimination authorities. Title VI and related Nondiscrimination authorities...
HELENA – A Belgrade man pleaded guilty in Gallatin County District Court to shooting at a sergeant from the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office several times while fleeing from law enforcement in a high-speed chase, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Jon Patrick Binkley, 37, pleaded guilty...
HELENA – An inmate who was nearing release was sentenced Friday to life in prison for an attack that left a correctional officer in Shelby with a traumatic brain injury, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Landin John Gwynn of Havre, 40, pleaded guilty without the...
The U.S. Department of Justice defines elder abuse as “an intentional or negligent act by any person that causes harm or a serious risk of harm to an older adult.” It is broken down into five subtypes including physical abuse, psychological abuse, financial exploitation, neglect...
HELENA — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 27 attorneys general in demanding the Biden administration correct course and stop releasing illegal immigrants crossing at the wide-open southern border into the United States. In a petition for rulemaking submitted Tuesday to Department of...
HELENA – The Montana Attorney General’s Office charged two people today following the shooting death of a Hobson man that occurred earlier this month, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Tyson David Kolar, 40, and Megan Michelle Fiechtner, 33, both residents of Hobson, were charged with...
CUT BANK – The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cut Bank that occurred yesterday when Cut Bank Police Department officers were called to the 200 block of 5th Avenue SW for a report of a violation of an order...
HELENA – A recently arrested Polson Police officer was officially charged by the Attorney General’s Office for sexual abuse of children on Friday, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Matthew Timm, 42, is alleged to have knowingly photographed and filmed a girl under the age of...
HELENA – A Kalispell man received three-year sentence and ordered to pay restitution on Monday following his guilty plea for committing Medicaid fraud, Attorney General Knudsen announced today. The Montana Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) received a referral in 2021 alleging Clayton Earl...
