April 5, 2023 HELENA – A Valier man was sentenced to 60 years in the Montana State Prison with 35 years suspended following his guilty plea to sexual assault of a minor, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Edward S. Kleinsasser, 36, …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 20 other state attorneys general warned more than 50 of the nation’s largest asset managers about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments being made with Americans’ hard-earned money as …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 19-state coalition that filed a brief in support of parental rights and against “social transitioning” of children in a lawsuit against a policy at a Massachusetts school district that is stripping …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today a nearly 11,000 percent increase in fentanyl seizures by anti-drug task forces in Montana since 2019. Additionally, triple the amount of fentanyl was seized in 2022 compared to 2021, …
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that submissions are open for the 2023 Montana Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest. Elementary school students across Montana are invited to submit artwork showing appreciation for Montana …
HELENA – Scammers are continuing their attempts to obtain personal information from unsuspecting Montanans over the phone by claiming to be law enforcement officials, Attorney General Austin Knudsen warned today. The fraudsters are disguising their phone …
HELENA – A Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) trooper was run over today by a suspect vehicle during a vehicle pursuit on Highway 37 near Eureka. The trooper was flown to the hospital and is in stable condition. Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and attorneys general from 23 other states today announced a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s “Waters of the United States” rule that attempts to expand federal authority over most any water in …
February 15, 2023 HELENA – On behalf of the State of Montana, Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging Portland, Oregon’s illegal policies that block the transportation of fuel through its borders and hinder the …
February 15, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today called out President Biden’s recent irresponsible, radical, and unconstitutional statements he made during the State of the Union demanding Congress ban firearms commonly used by law- …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen called out big banks for discriminating against firearms companies while testifying in support of pending state legislation that would prevent the state from contracting with companies that have policies …
February 10, 2023 HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen called on the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to return the money in their accounts that lawfully belongs to Montanans in a letter sent to the group Wednesday. The letter outlines …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 23 other states filed a lawsuit against an egregious and overreaching Biden administration gun control regulation that will turn millions of gun owners into felons if they do not register certain devices …
HELENA – Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) agents made two arrests following a fire in Fallon last month, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Sterling Brown, arrested Wednesday in Camp Crook, South …
HELENA – Following a report on NewsNation detailing the influence of the open southern border and Mexican drug cartels on Montana’s fentanyl crisis, Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined Chris Cuomo on NewsNation Monday to discuss the issue and called on …
February 8, 2023 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and a coalition of 21 state attorneys general today called on President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs …
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is reminding Montanans to be aware of criminals trying to scam them as the Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) fielded 974 scam complaints and saved Montanans from losing more than nearly $ …
Leads coalition to uphold federal law against encouraging illegal immigration Joins lawsuit to stop unlawful citizenship program HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 25 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with …
In response to Governor Greg Gianforte’s State of the State address, Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement: “Governor Gianforte is right: Montanans are better off now than we were two years ago, but the threat of crime and drugs …
HELENA – Today, on Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Attorney General’s Office prosecutors, Department of Justice human trafficking agents, and other advocates testified in House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill …
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