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News from February 2020

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Montana Broker Found Guilty in Multimillion-dollar Fraud Scheme

By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2020

A federal jury found a Montana man guilty yesterday for his role as a broker for a Swiss company involved in a multimillion-dollar international fraud scheme.

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Montana farm groups praise USMCA trade pact

By Wayne Baker | Feb 4, 2020

Lamkakers say the recent passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the new North American free trade pact, will provide a significant economic boost to Montana farmers, ranchers and small businesses.

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WHITEFISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Open Mic Night with MC Colton Christensen at Cypress Yard to be held on Feb. 06

By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2020

Join us at our wonderfully cozy lounge, Cypress Yard, with host Colton Christensen for an open microphone night every Thursday evening 6-9 p.m. in Whitefish.

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WHITEFISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Backcountry Film Festival hosted by Montana Wilderness Association

By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2020

Montana Wilderness Association is hosting the 15th annual Backcountry Film Festival on Tuesday, February 4 at 6 pm at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. Doors open at 6 pm, films start at 7 pm.

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CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS: Fugitive Wanted by Iraq for Murder of Iraqi Police Officers Arrested in Arizona

By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2020

A Phoenix-area resident, who is alleged to have been the leader of a group of Al-Qaeda terrorists in Al-Fallujah, Iraq, appeared today before a federal magistrate judge in Phoenix, Arizona in connection with proceedings to extradite him to the Republic of Iraq. He is wanted to stand trial in Iraq for two charges of premeditated murder committed in 2006 in Al-Fallujah.

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CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS: Iranian National Charged with Bank Fraud and Lying to Federal Agents in Connection with a Scheme to Use the U.S. Financial System to Send More Than $115 Million to Iranian Individuals and Entities

By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2020

The Department of Justice announced that Bahram Karimi was charged with conspiring to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and making false statements in connection with his involvement in a joint project initiated by the Governments of Iran and Venezuela in which more than $115 million was illegally funneled through the U.S. financial system for the benefit of various Iranian individuals and entities. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan.

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CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS: Former Major at Angola Prison Convicted of Beating a Handcuffed and Shackled Inmate

By Press release submission | Feb 2, 2020

Daniel Davis, 44, a former major at Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) in Angola, Louisiana, was found guilty by a jury yesterday in federal court for his participation in the beating of an inmate who was handcuffed, shackled, and not resisting and for failing to intervene to stop his subordinates from participating in the same beating.