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Senate Confirms Kurt Alme as U.S. Attorney for Montana

Confirmation formalizes leadership of office prosecuting high-profile drug, immigration, and reservation abuse cases

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Billings Man Gets 15 Years for Interstate Meth Operation, Armed Drug Dealing

GPS tracking leads to arrest after cross-state drug procurement run

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Second Co-Defendant Gets 4 Years in Fatal Fort Peck ‘Slap Boxing’ Case

Philip Ray Azure sentenced for fatal assault and separate stabbing on Fort Peck Indian Reservation

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Poplar Man Sentenced in Latest Fort Peck Sexual Abuse Case

Jonathan Walking Eagle receives 54 months as DNA evidence secures conviction in fourth major sexual abuse case from Poplar this year

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Great Falls Felon Gets 16 Months in Prison for Gun Threat at Hotel

Montana Lee Covington threatened victim with rifle at Grizzly Inn, violated terms of previous felony conviction

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Box Elder Repeat Offender Gets 32 Months for Gun Possession on Rocky Boy’s Reservation

Franklin Caplette’s five supervised release violations highlight ongoing challenges in federal Indian Country prosecutions

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Columbia Falls Man Gets 4+ Years in Federal Prison After Violating Suspended Drug Lab Sentence

Drug lab operator got zero jail time in 2017, now faces federal prison for gun crimes

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Convicted Bank Robber Sentenced for Cross-Country Weapons Arsenal on Amtrak in Libby

Federal authorities intercept extensive tactical gear cache during Montana train stop, raising questions about planned criminal operation

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Helena Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Drug Trafficking

David Moorse found with 94 grams of meth, 131 grams of fentanyl during casino arrest

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Billings Woman Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Nearly 4 Pounds of Methamphetamine

Seizure represents up to 170,000 individual doses; defendant faces life sentence

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Big Timber Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Possession

James Karl Ellis, 38, will serve 36 months in prison after video evidence led to discovery of two-thirds of a pound of methamphetamine

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Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Tied to Local Overdoses

33-year-old served as local contact for multi-state drug trafficking organization

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Billings Man Gets 12 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution Ring

Mario Nava’s parole status allowed immediate search that uncovered nearly 1.4 kg of methamphetamine

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Billings Woman Gets 10 Years for Major Meth Operation That Traded Drugs for Guns

DEA investigation reveals operation that distributed up to half pound of meth daily while exchanging drugs for weapons

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Billings Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years After Gunfight with Officers

Dustin Massey possessed four pounds of meth, 12,000 fentanyl pills and fired at officers during probation search

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‘Tony’ the Meth Supplier: Three Forks Man Gets 5+ Years After Multi-Dealer Investigation

Federal agents spent three years connecting dealers’ stories to 65-year-old Anthony Catalusci

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Billings Man With 1,867 Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

Tirrell Lewis also possessed four firearms and nine ounces of methamphetamine, pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges

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Colorado Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Drug Trafficking After High-Speed Chase

Moises Zamora led Yellowstone County deputies on 10-minute pursuit before arrest revealed six pounds of methamphetamine — equivalent to 21,744 doses