District of Montana

MISSOULA — A Butte drug dealer who admitted to receiving 10 pounds of methamphetamine in two shipments for distribution in the community was sentenced today … Read more

GREAT FALLS – A Box Elder man admitted today to dealing fentanyl pills on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson … Read more

Note: A trial exhibit of dashcam video of chase can be viewed here.   BILLINGS — A federal jury convicted a Lame Deer man today … Read more

MISSOULA — Two Missoula women convicted in a large methamphetamine trafficking ring involving pounds of the drug each were sentenced today to prison terms, Acting … Read more

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has selected an additional 12 federally recognized tribes to participate in the expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime … Read more

GREAT FALLS — A Belt man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Cascade County was sentenced today to 38 months in prison to be followed … Read more

MISSOULA — A former private-sector seasonal employee who admitted to sexually assaulting another private-sector seasonal worker in Glacier National Park was sentenced today to five … Read more

BILLINGS — A Virginia woman who admitted bringing pounds of methamphetamine to Montana for distribution was sentenced today to six years in prison to be … Read more

MISSOULA – A Bozeman business owner today admitted tax evasion charges after an investigation determined he under reported his income for two years to avoid … Read more

GREAT FALLS — A Browning man who admitted to kidnapping a woman and strangling her in two separate assaults in 2020 on the Blackfeet Indian … Read more

GREAT FALLS — A Billings man who admitted methamphetamine trafficking and firearms crimes involving two high-speed pursuits was sentenced today to 12 years in prison … Read more

BILLINGS — A Michigan man who admitted bringing pounds of methamphetamine to Montana for redistribution was sentenced today to 15 years in prison to be … Read more

BILLINGS — A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement officers seized about eight pounds of the drug and three loaded handguns … Read more

BILLINGS – A Billings woman who owned and operated massage parlors in Billings admitted allegations on Tuesday that she enticed women to work and provide prostitution … Read more

GREAT FALLS — A Browning man who admitted to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced on Monday to … Read more

GREAT FALLS – A Poplar woman suspected of being a long-time distributor of oxycodone pills on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation admitted drug trafficking and … Read more

GREAT FALLS – A Browning man accused of sexually abusing two children on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation admitted charges today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. … Read more

BILLINGS – A Billings man accused in a sex and drug trafficking conspiracy and of brandishing a firearm during an assault over a botched drug … Read more

BILLINGS — A Wyoming man convicted of trafficking methamphetamine after a traffic stop in Carbon County, Montana, was sentenced today to seven years in prison … Read more

GREAT FALLS – A Cut Bank man accused of sexually abusing a minor in the Browning area, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, admitted charges on … Read more

GREAT FALLS – A Great Falls man accused of inducing a minor girl in Pennsylvania to send him sexually explicit photographs of herself admitted to … Read more

BUTTE – A Reed Point man today admitted to and was sentenced for unlawfully using strychnine in a manner inconsistent with its labeling to poison … Read more

BILLINGS – A Shepherd man who owns a restaurant was arraigned today on charges in connection with a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration … Read more

BILLINGS – A Billings man accused of trafficking cocaine and promoting prostitution in the community by setting up a commercial sex date for an individual … Read more

BILLINGS — A Crow Agency man who admitted to stabbing another man last year on the Crow Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 27 months … Read more

BILLINGS — A California man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement officers found eight kilograms, or 17.6 pounds, of the drug hidden in … Read more

BILLINGS – Two Montana men were arraigned recently on charges in connection with a scheme to defraud a bank of approximately $1 million in Paycheck … Read more

GREAT  FALLS – Two Montana nurse practitioners have been sentenced for conspiring to defraud Medicare of millions of dollars.  Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris … Read more

BILLINGS – A Fairview man, Lonnie Burdette Porter, 59, has been convicted of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm after a two-day … Read more

GREAT FALLS – An off-duty federal law enforcement officer accused of pointing an assault rifle at three Blackfeet tribal employees who were testing water on … Read more

GREAT FALLS—A federal firearms licensee at Modern Pawn and Consignment, a Helena business, and three others were arraigned on July 15 on charges in an … Read more

BILLINGS – A Laurel man who admitted meth trafficking and firearms crimes after investigators found seven pounds of the drug along with firearms in a … Read more

BILLINGS – A Worden man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after investigators found 10 pounds of the drug in his vehicle was sentenced today to … Read more

BILLINGS – The former president of Custom Carbon Processing, Inc., convicted of Clean Air Act violations in the explosion of an oil processing plant in … Read more

MISSOULA – A Butte man who admitted trafficking drugs, including methamphetamine, in Montana and to receiving meth through the mail in Butte, was sentenced today … Read more

MISSOULA – A Texas man suspected of sexually assaulting a minor girl while on a flight from Austin, Texas, to Bozeman had an initial appearance … Read more

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the … Read more

MISSOULA –A former lawyer who also was a licensed realtor and ran a construction company today admitted charges in which he defrauded investors, losing more … Read more

MISSOULA – A Bozeman man who admitted to drug trafficking after an officer found methamphetamine and heroin in his vehicle during a traffic stop was … Read more

GREAT FALLS – A Florida man today admitted trafficking methamphetamine in Great Falls and transporting stolen property after he was arrested in Missouri driving a … Read more

GREAT FALLS – A Havre woman accused of trafficking fentanyl pills on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and in Hill and Cascade counties admitted charges … Read more

MISSOULA – A man convicted in a methamphetamine conspiracy in which he helped bring the drug to Billings for distribution was sentenced today to 12 … Read more

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the … Read more

BILLINGS – A Lame Deer man who admitted to assaulting a woman on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, was sentenced today to 18 months in … Read more

GREAT FALLS – A Helena man accused of trafficking methamphetamine and of possessing a stolen gun admitted charges on Monday, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. … Read more

BILLINGS – An Ashland man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 10 years in prison to be … Read more

BILLINGS – A Billings man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for selling a … Read more

GREAT FALLS – A Great Falls woman who admitted to dealing methamphetamine and heroin from a gas station and casino was sentenced today to 52 … Read more

GREAT FALLS — A Wolf Point man who admitted to seriously injuring an infant on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 40 … Read more

BILLINGS – A Hardin man who admitted to raping a woman on the Crow Indian Reservation after meeting her in a Hardin casino was sentenced … Read more