Some of the people who were defrauded by a Polson businessman will get part of their money back because of a Montana law that helps victims of investment fraud.
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced a settlement with Dallas-based MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. on Thursday, resolving a multistate investigation which focused on complaints of consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers.
A man convicted of running a scheme that bilked $4 million from more than 140 investors is asking the Montana Supreme Court to dismiss his case or give him a new trial because of prosecution delays and denial of access of a computer he says he needed for his defense.
The former CEO of Vanns Appliances indicted on federal fraud and corruption charges. George Manlove is the son-in-law of the store's founder, Pete Vann.
Martin Shkreli, the man who attained nationwide infamy by purchasing the rights to an AIDS-treatment drug and increasing the price from $13.50 to $750 per pill overnight, was arrested at his Manhattan apartment early Thursday morning.
The Montana Attorney General’s office reminds state residents that the Montana Department of Justice maintains a hotline for citizens to report suspected Medicaid provider fraud.
One of the nation’s largest insurance companies has agreed to pay a $95,000 fine and rebate dozens of Montanans to resolve a dispute with the office of Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen, which alleged the company was shortchanging Montana auto accident victims.