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Montana DOJ opens criminal investigation into Senator Ellsworth's $170K contract deal

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Attorney General Austin Knudsen will conduct the criminal investigation into Sen. Jason Ellsworth's controversial contract, but he said he cannot conduct the ethics investigation.

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Montana Free Press

Ellsworth sets the hook

Get an insider’s look into what’s happening in and around the halls of power with expert reporting, analysis and insight from the editors and reporters of Montana Free Press. Sign up to get the free Capitolized newsletter delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Sign up February 20, 2025To hear Sen. Tom McGillvray tell it, he lit the match on the Monday night Senate bonfire in which Republican leadershi…

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Daily Montanan

Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into Ellsworth • Daily Montanan

Senator Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, watches a vote during the Senate Floor Session on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. (Nathaniel Bailey for the Daily Montanan)The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced it is opening a criminal investigation into former Senate President Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, following a referral from the Legislative Audit Division on Feb. 14. According to the DOJ, the Division of Criminal Investigation will “conduct …

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Helena Independent Record

Montana DOJ opens criminal investigation into Senator Ellsworth's $170K contract deal

Attorney General Austin Knudsen will conduct the criminal investigation into Sen. Jason Ellsworth's controversial contract, but he said he cannot conduct the ethics investigation.

3 days ago·Helena, United States

Montana DOJ to investigate Ellsworth, but not ethical allegations

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s office says his department will begin a criminal investigation into former state Senate President Sen. Jason Ellsworth.

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