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“It’s a function of how saturated the criminal market is with guns,” Laslovich said. “Far too many people have guns now that shouldn’t have guns.”

Should the jury in the federal trial for Dean Alan Smith remain deadlocked after they reconvene Monday, it could result in a mistrial.

The former president of a paving and asphalt contractor based in Billings was sentenced March 29 to three years of probation, with six months of home detention, and fined $27,000

News release from the U.S. Attorneys Office, District of Montana

A U.S. judge in Montana on Wednesday sentenced the former president of a paving and asphalt contractor to three years' probation in what lawyers say is a rare U.S. Justice Department criminal monopoly prosecution.

Catalytic converters became a hot commodity during the pandemic due to the high-priced metals, such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium, within them.

Meredith McConnell of Lame Deer, the former chairwoman of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition, was sentenced in federal court in Billings on Monday, Oct. 25, after being convicted of stealing federal grant funds for unapproved travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, and other unauthorized expenses.

Former executives of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition sentenced for stealing grant funds MTN News and last updated 2021-07-02 16:47:33-04 GREAT FALLS — Two former officials with the Montana Native Women’s Coalition were sentenced to probationary terms and ordered to pay restitution after both admitted stealing federal grant funds for unapproved spending, including travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said in a news release on Thursday. Sheryl Lynn...

Former MT Native Women’s Coalition executives sentenced for stealing grant funds MTN News and last updated 2021-07-02 18:31:52-04 GREAT FALLS — Two former officials with the Montana Native Women’s Coalition were sentenced to probationary terms and ordered to pay restitution after both admitted stealing federal grant funds for unapproved spending, including travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said in a news release on Thursday. Sheryl Lynn Lawrence of...

Ex-board member of Montana Native Women’s Coalition admits to theft of grant funds Tribune Staff, Great Falls Tribune © GETTY IMAGES Gavel, crime news, courts, justice BILLINGS – A former board member of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition admitted on Jan. 21 to stealing grant funds for unapproved travel to Las Vegas, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorneys Office. Barbara Mary Daychief, 43, of Browning, pleaded guilty to theft of federal funds. Daychief w...