U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson announced Monday that the District of Montana collected $16,904,987 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2021. Of this amount $4,885,558 was collected in criminal actions and $12,019,429 was collected in civil cases worked by the district or jointly with components of the Department of Justice. https://north...
U.S. Justice Department Awards Montana Tribes Victim Compensation Grants
November is National Native American Heritage Month. The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a combined $2.2 million in grants to the Blackfeet, Northern Cheyenne, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux, and Chippewa Cree tribes for victim services. $3.7 million will go to the state Department of Corrections throug...