U.S. Attorney Visits With Officials In Poplar
Kurt Alme, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, made stops in Poplar and visited with officials on Thursday, June 5.
Alme was appointed as the interim U.S. attorney by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in March. His experience includes serving as an assistant U.S. Attorney in Montana from 2003 to 2010 and First Assistant U.S. Attorney from 2006 to 2010.
He was confirmed as Montana’s U.S. Attorney in September of 2017.
During his visit with Fort Peck’s Tribal Executive Board members on Thursday, Alme covered topics including substance abuse, missing and murdered indigenous persons, the Montana Human Trafficking Task Force, training opportunities and grant opportunities.
Tribal officials said they were told that there are currently 18 federal cases involving the Fort Peck Reservation in the court system.
A list of cold cases that happened at the Fort Peck Reservation will be shared with an update.
One training to be offered in the state is the Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country Seminar on June 24-25. This process allows BIA to obtain active assistance in the enforcement of federal criminal statutes and federal hunting and fishing regulations in Indian Country.
The Introduction to Crime Gun Intelligence seminar is planned for June 17. The instruction will include how the investigation of a firearm can produce investigative leads, with the overall goal of identifying and prosecuting shooters and the sources of crime guns. The online training is restricted to prosecutors and law enforcement.
