An appeals court has upheld a former Montana legislator's 7 ½-year prison sentence for his involvement in a corruption scheme on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation.
Judge Karen Townsend will now decide the fate of Mountain Water Company in Missoula. Closing arguments wrapped up Monday evening on the condemnation lawsuit filed by the city.
A Box Elder man has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to give kickbacks to Chippewa Cree tribal leaders and others in exchange for federally funded contracts to build a regional water system.
When a Helena accounting firm finished its examination of the Ravalli County treasurer's office earlier this year, it found over $951,000 in cash and checks that now-suspended treasurer Valerie Stamey hadn't deposited into county accounts.
Federal law enforcement authorities in California have charged a Democratic state lawmaker and his brother with multiple counts involving bribery, kickbacks and cover-ups.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of suspended Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey on Tuesday, February 18, is 'the first of many', according to Ms. Stamey's attorney, Robert Myers.
Ravalli County Attorney Bill Fulbright announced on Friday, February 14, that retired District Court Judge Nels Swandal will head the investigation into alleged corruption and wrongdoing in relation to charges coming out of the treasurer's office.
UPDATE - 4 p.m. Thursday, January 23
After a public meeting with the Ravalli County Commissioners, County Attorney Bill Fulbright announced that County Treasurer Valerie Stamey has been placed on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of two investigations...