The Retort

American Police Force Done

October 23rd, 2009 by Mike Schrage Of The Retort Staff

The Montana Attorney General has elected to cease its investigation into the operations of the suspicious American Police Force, an entity created presumably to cash in on the still-vacant Hardin Jail. Michael Hilton, the mysterious head of the APF, has a lengthy criminal background of convictions of “fraud, larceny, breach of contract and false pretenses.” according to the Billings Gazette.

Hilton, originally hailing from the Slavic country of Montenegro, boasted of extensive government contracting experience and brought promises of economic stimulus for the city of Hardin. Hardin had built the 27-million-dollar detention facility in hopes it would stimulate the desolate economy. After an APF name change, Mercedes SUVs, and a retooling of their website, APF withdrew their request to operate the prison earlier this month after several individuals supposedly inside APF’s inner circle distanced themselves from the project.

The fallout has caused chaos within the administrative board of the project, leading to resignation of Two Rivers Authority director shortly after the extent of the questionable nature of Hilton and APF became apparent.