Montana Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division Press Releases

• Published on March 1, 2024 - 21:06 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen investigating BlackRock’s ESG policies, conflicts of interest">Attorney General Knudsen investigating ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 15 other state attorneys general launched an investigation into BlackRock for potential conflicts of interest and the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments. In a letter sent …

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• Published on February 28, 2024 - 20:04 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen demands answers from Google regarding woke AI system">Attorney General Knudsen demands answers from ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is demanding answers from Google executives regarding the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) system “Gemini” as the system may violate Montana law by providing inaccurate information to users to fall in …

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• Published on February 28, 2024 - 00:18 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen demands answers from Biden administration on trafficking of migrant children">Attorney General Knudsen ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined 21 other attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to ensure it is not handing over unaccompanied migrant children to criminals and sex traffickers following a report that shows the federal …

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• Published on February 26, 2024 - 21:09 GMT

  DOJ’s OCP warning Montanans of targeted cryptocurrency scams">DOJ’s OCP warning Montanans of targeted cryptocurrency scams HELENA –...

  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 …

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• Published on February 23, 2024 - 17:33 GMT

  MVD serves 75K customers since unveiling new system">MVD serves 75K customers since unveiling new system HELENA - The Montana ...

  February 23, 2024 HELENA – The Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) has served over 75,000 customers since the launch of the new driver services system in November, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Same-day appointments are …

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• Published on February 15, 2024 - 17:54 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen issues statement on JPMorgan announcement to withdraw from Climate Action 100+">Attorney General Knudsen ...

  HELENA – JPMorgan announced today they will withdraw from Climate Action 100+, an investor group pushing Environmental, Social, and Governance investments. Last year, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen sent a letter to 53 asset managers raising …

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• Published on February 14, 2024 - 21:10 GMT

  Attorney General’s Office secures guilty verdict for Lake County man responsible for Boulder 2700 fire">Attorney General’s Office ...

  HELENA – A Lake County man was found guilty of two counts of arson, including one count for the Boulder 2700 fire that destroyed homes, damaged property, and forced evacuations in Lake County during the summer of 2021, Attorney General Austin Knudsen …

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• Published on February 10, 2024 - 19:59 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen urges CBS to drop Super Bowl ads from Chinese retailer">Attorney General Knudsen urges CBS to drop Super ...

  February 10, 2024 HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen in a letter Saturday urged executives at Paramount Global and CBS Entertainment Group not to broadcast commercials from Temu – an online retail platform linked to the Chinese Communist …

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• Published on February 8, 2024 - 18:41 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen opposes Biden-Senate Border Bill">Attorney General Knudsen opposes Biden-Senate Border Bill HELENA – ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in opposition to the United States Senate’s “border bill” that will fail to solve the crises at the southern border. The bill was proposed after negotiations with …

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• Published on February 2, 2024 - 22:17 GMT

  Montana to receive $1 million from opioid settlement with multinational marketing firm">Montana to receive $1 million from opioid ...

  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 …

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• Published on February 2, 2024 - 19:04 GMT

  Man who shot at Gallatin County law enforcement receives 50-year prison sentence">Man who shot at Gallatin County law enforcement ...

  HELENA – A Belgrade man who previously pleaded guilty to repeatedly shooting at a sergeant from the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office while fleeing from law enforcement in a high-speed chase was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in the Montana State Prison …

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• Published on February 1, 2024 - 21:59 GMT

  DOJ Office of Consumer Protection prevented Montanans from losing nearly $800,000 in 2023">DOJ Office of Consumer Protection ...

  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 …

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• Published on January 30, 2024 - 21:08 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen demands Biden administration halt unconstitutional IRS program">Attorney General Knudsen demands Biden ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in demanding the Biden administration stop attempts to sidestep Congress by giving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the sweeping authority to prepare and file tax …

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• Published on January 29, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  

  Trooper receives Highway Patrol’s highest award for hostage situation with armed robbery suspects">Trooper receives Highway Patrol’...

  BOULDER – Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Trooper Thomas Tafoya today received the Medal of Valor, the agency’s highest award for mitigating a hostage situation involving armed robbery suspects, and then providing aid to the hostage who was shot in the …

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• Published on January 29, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen joins coalition in support of Texas efforts to secure southern border">Attorney General Knudsen joins ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition in support of Texas’s efforts to secure the southern border as the Biden administration’s failure to enforce the law is wreaking havoc on Montana and states across the country. In a letter …

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• Published on January 25, 2024 - 19:33 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen calls on Biden administration to protect ammunition manufacturing facility">Attorney General Knudsen ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition in calling on the Biden administration to keep a major commercial ammunition manufacturing plant open following a request by Democrat attorneys general to investigate the plant, which would …

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• Published on January 19, 2024 - 22:39 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen files lawsuit against Biden administration Clean Air Act rule">Attorney General Knudsen files lawsuit ...

  HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to declare President Biden’s new Clean Air Act rule, which will reduce states’ discretion on how to best regulate …

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• Published on January 18, 2024 - 22:25 GMT

  Illegal immigrant pleads guilty to Bozeman homicide">Illegal immigrant pleads guilty to Bozeman homicide HELENA – A man in the ...

  January 18, 2024 HELENA – A man in the United States illegally faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to mitigated deliberate homicide for stabbing a man to death in July 2022, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. …

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• Published on January 17, 2024 - 21:31 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen to participate in new SHOT Show forum">Attorney General Knudsen to participate in new SHOT Show forum LAS ...

  LAS VEGAS – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen will participate in SHOT Show’s first-ever state Attorneys General Forum next Wednesday. Along with several colleagues, he will discuss the legal landscape and what the states are fight back against the …

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• Published on January 17, 2024 - 19:55 GMT

  Attorney General Knudsen asks court to block Biden “Net-Zero” highway emissions rule">Attorney General Knudsen asks court to block ...

  HELENA — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked a district court Friday to block the Biden administration’s unlawful greenhouse gas emissions rule while litigation proceeds. The rule would require states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from …

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