Fox Says State Will Recover Withheld Tobacco Settlement Money
Attorney General Tim Fox announced Nov. 16 that Montana will recover all funds wrongfully withheld from the state by tobacco companies under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, as well as a premium and protection for Montana’s future MSA payments.
Under Fox’s direction, the Department of Justice took on the largest tobacco companies for wrongfully withholding $3-$4.5 million from Montana