Tag: federal prosecution

Billings Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Distributing Child Pornography
FBI Undercover Operation Led to Discovery of Child Pornography Distribution

Great Falls Man Convicted of Defrauding COVID Relief Program Out of $99,900
Raymond Blair lied about criminal history and Big City Enterprises income to obtain fraudulent EIDL loan

Hays Woman Pleads Guilty to Strangulation on Fort Belknap Reservation
Case marks latest federal prosecution of violent crime on tribal lands

Harlem Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
DNA evidence contradicted Ross Dale’s alibi in New Year’s Eve assault case; sentencing set for November

Lame Deer Woman, Billings Doctor Plead Guilty in Northern Cheyenne Sex Trafficking Case
Case adds to recent pattern of child exploitation prosecutions on Montana Indian reservations

From Game to Tragedy: How ‘Slap Boxing’ Turned Fatal on Fort Peck Reservation
Roger Bissonette III pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in a fatal attack that left one man dead

Hays Man Gets 51 Months in Prison for Fatal Stabbing on Fort Belknap Reservation
Tonylee Andrew Sears pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the January 2024 death of a woman following an argument that escalated into violence

Great Falls man sentenced to 31 months for strangulation and child abuse on Rocky Boy’s reservation
Lane Thomas Lamere pleaded guilty to assaulting woman and 3-year-old child in January 2024 incident





