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Missoula real estate agent sentenced to almost 3 years for financial crimes

A Missoula real estate agent was sentenced Thursday to 33 months in prison for using fraudulent promises of boats, condos and Super Bowl tickets to scam investors out of over $700,000. Brady Batista, 33, pleaded guilty in October 2025 to one count of wire fraud, one count of money

Dutch man sentenced to 20 years for role in Montana fentanyl ring

A man from the Netherlands who pleaded guilty to trafficking over 10 kilograms of fentanyl into states including Montana was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Gerad Nigel Punch, 40, was arrested in

Read the state sentencing memorandum for Gerad Punch

California woman found guilty of defrauding Montana bank of over $170,000

A California woman who used fraudulent bonds to get $170,000 from a local bank was found guilty by a federal jury on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Kristin Edwards, 38, appeared for trial starting Tuesday in Missoula's federal courthouse before U.S.