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Former Montana teacher gets 10 years for grooming Thai student

A federal judge sentenced a Montana man Wednesday to 10 years in prison for grooming and sexually exploiting a teenage boy while he was teacher in Thailand. Billie Lee Walker previously admitted in U.S. District Court to the crime of engaging in sexually illicit conduct in a foreign place.

State auditor says nearly $1 million in fraud loss prevented; fraud reports on record pace

With a quarter of 2026 in the rearview mirror, Montana State Auditor James Brown announced that his office has helped prevent nearly $1 million in fraud-related losses for Montanans. According to a press release from Brown’s office this week, the Auditor’s office received 25 fraud complaints in

Bad Santa: SantaCon bar crawl organizer charged in $1 mn fraud

Bad Santa: SantaCon bar crawl organizer charged in $1 mn fraud

US investigators charged a man Wednesday for allegedly stealing over $1 million from a popular Santa Claus-themed charity bar crawl, prosecutors said. Stefan Pildes, head of SantaCon, embezzled more than half of the roughly $2.7 million raised between 2019 and 2024, prosecutors said in a statement. He spent

Man accused of shooting at car in downtown Missoula makes 1st court appearance

A man accused of shooting at a car that allegedly deliberately struck him in downtown Missoula made his first court appearance Tuesday morning on a charge of criminal endangerment. Anthony Brodie, 36, had his initial appearance before Judge Jason Marks in Missoula County District Court to set bond conditions. According

Federal charges dismissed against Froid man accused of illegal reentry

Federal charges dismissed against Froid man accused of illegal reentry

UPDATE: April 15 at 5:10 p.m. The indictment against Roberto Orozco-Ramirez was dismissed, April 14, and an April 22 hearing was canceled, according to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls Division. The dismissal came after an unopposed

Man rearrested in 1993 cold case murder of woman

Man rearrested in 1993 cold case murder of woman

By Filipa Gaspar A man has been arrested for a second time on suspicion of murdering a woman more than 30 years ago. The body of Carol Clark, 32, was found by a dog walker dumped in reeds and undergrowth on the side of Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in March

Alleged fraud ringleader skips town ahead of court hearing

(The Center Square) – A man accused of orchestrating one of Minnesota’s largest Medicaid fraud schemes has failed to appear in court, forcing a delay in his $11 million trial and prompting a search by law enforcement. Last week, Abdirashid Ismail Said, 50, did not show up for a scheduled