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Documents

DateDocumentDetails
22 June 2020
publication date
Effect of High-Visibility Enforcement on Motor Vehicle CrashesResearch Report ( PDF) 113KB · 6 pages
Authors: Sgt. James Williams
Publisher: National Institute of Justice


Article Index

DateArticleDetails
8 February 2022FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Ensuring Future is Made in America
Tritium Announces EV Charger Manufacturing Facility in Tennessee; To Produce Up To 30,000 Buy America-Compliant Chargers Per Year, Create 500 Jobs.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Topic: Tritium Charging
19 April 2022Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 148--Knoxville, Tennessee, Notification of Proposed Production Activity CoLinx, LLC (Spherical Roller Bearing Kits), Crossville, Tennessee
The proposed foreign-status materials and components include plummer block housings, spherical roller bearings (double row), housing and adapter sleeves, housing seals, and lubricators (duty rate ranges from 2.5% to 5.8%).
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Andrew McGilvray
30 September 2022Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134--Chattanooga, Tennessee; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of America--Chattanooga Operations, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee
The proposed foreign-status materials and components include: USB port for infotainment system; driver assistance (device that reads the sensors on the vehicle and relays information through the radio); camera systems; and, windshields (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 2.5%)
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Volkswagen
24 January 2023Foreign-Trade Zone 78--Nashville, Tennessee; Application for Expansion of Subzone 78A, Nissan North America, Inc., Smyrna, Tennessee
The application requests authority to expand Site 1 of Subzone 78A by an additional 9 acres.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Nissan
30 January 2023Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134--Chattanooga, Tennessee; Authorization of Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of America--Chattanooga Operations, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee
The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Volkswagen
3 February 2023Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 148--Knoxville, Tennessee;Notification of Proposed Production Activity;CoLinx, LLC(Wheel Hub-Bearing Assemblies);Crossville, Tennessee
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components and specific finished products described in the submitted notification and subsequently authorized by the Board.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
12 April 2023Ford-Blue Oval City a new revolution truck plant brings opportunities in for Stanton, Tennessee
Designer Construction, LLC. leading developer and construction company focuses on Stanton, TN as a growth town around Ford’s new billion dollar truck plant Blue Oval City.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: Blue Oval Living via PRWeb
Dateline: Nashville, Tennessee
Topic: Ford Motor Company
26 May 2023Approval of Expansion of Subzone 78A; Nissan North America, Inc., Smyrna, Tennessee
Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended, the Foreign-Trade Zones Board adopts the following Order.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Lisa W. Wang
Topic: Nissan
2 June 2023Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 148; Authorization of Production Activity; CoLinx, LLC; (Wheel Hub-Bearing Assemblies); Crossville, Tennessee
On May 30, 2023, the applicant was notified of the FTZ Board's decision that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
16 October 2023Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed SR-32 Project in Tennessee
The actions relate to a proposed highway project, State Route 32 (US-321) from SR-73 at Cosby to North of Wilton Springs Road in Cocke County, Tennessee.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Daniel Hinton
Topic: United States Numbered Highways
21 December 2023Former State Employee and Her Husband Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Unlawfully Produce Tennessee Driver's Licence
Using his association with Cheryl Huff, Mario Paz-Mejia represented to his customers that, in return for $2,500, he could obtain for them a Tennessee driver’s license or identification card.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee
Byline: Rachelle Barnes
Dateline: Knoxville, Tennessee
10 January 2024Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee
The proposed foreign-status components include: high voltage heating positive coefficient modules; stainless steel exhaust systems with catalyst; spindle drives; light on detection sensors; and, rain sensors.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Volkswagen
26 February 2024Memphis Man Sentenced to Nearly 23 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Carjacking
According to United States Attorney Ritz and information presented in court, Martavious Marr approached a man at a gas station on N. Bellevue Blvd, pointed a gun at him, and demanded the keys to his 2009 Pontiac G6.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee
Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee
7 March 2024Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Counterfeit Airbags from China
Additionally, Mohammed Al-Abadi shipped at least one counterfeit airbag by airplane without proper hazardous material classifications, labeling, or packaging in violation of the Department of Transportation’s hazardous material regulations.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee
Byline: Tiffany Thomas-Turner
Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee
18 March 2024Statement from President Joe Biden on the Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee
I congratulate the Volkswagen autoworkers in Chattanooga who filed for a union election with the UAW. As one of the world’s largest automakers, many Volkswagen plants internationally are unionized.
Automotive News Briefs (text)
Publisher: The White House
Topics: UAW, Volkswagen
3 April 2024Eighteen Members and Associates of Clarksville Mongols Motorcycle Gang Sentenced
“Today’s sentence concludes a multi-year, coordinated effort by federal, state, and local law enforcement, our office, and the Justice Department’s Criminal Division to address some of the worst organized criminal activity we have seen in Middle Tennessee,” said Henry C. Leventis, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee
Byline: Mark H. Wildasin
Dateline: Nashville, Tennessee
Topic: Mongols Motorcycle Club
19 April 2024Statement from President Joe Biden on UAW Vote in Tennessee
I was proud to stand alongside auto workers in their successful fight for record contracts, and I am proud to stand with auto workers now as they successfully organize at Volkswagen.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: President Joe Biden
Topics: UAW, Volkswagen
7 May 2024Memphis Man Sentenced for Possession of Goods Stolen from Semi-Trailer
Memphis Police officers were flagged down by a truck driver and his wife who reported that their parked semi-trailer had been burglarized. The victims told officers that they felt movement in the back of the trailer, and while they were investigating, a shot was fired.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee
Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee
7 May 2024Rescinding the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Shelby County, Tennessee
The project would have improved North Second Street and North Third Street to form a one-way pair from I-40 to Chelsea Avenue and would have constructed a four-lane two-way roadway from Chelsea Avenue to the intersection of U.S. 51 and Whitney Avenue north of downtown Memphis.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Gilberto De León
8 May 2024Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134; Authorization of Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee
The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman
Topic: Volkswagen
20 May 2024Memphis Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine and a Firearm in a Stolen Vehicle
The Dodge Charger was stolen, and it was bearing tags registered to a second vehicle previously stolen from the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee
Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee
24 May 2024Former State Employee And Her Husband Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Unlawfully Produce Tennessee Driver's Licenses
Using his association with Cheryl Huff, Mario Paz-Mejia represented to his customers that, in return for $2,500, he could obtain for them a Tennessee driver’s license or identification card.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee
Byline: Rachelle Barnes
Dateline: Knoxville, Tennessee
13 June 2024Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Federal Prison for Two Armed Carjackings and Firearms Offenses
According to information presented in court, Glenn Miller committed two back-to-back carjackings in Memphis on June 8, 2022. First, Miller approached a man at a gas station on Chelsea Avenue and forced the victim to get into his vehicle at gunpoint.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee
Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee
19 July 2024Essex Equity Partners MJT, LLC, Lawrence Boyce, and Terry Stapp--Acquisition of Control--Xplore KY LLC and MJT Nashville LLC
The Board is tentatively approving and granting after-the-fact authorization of the transaction, and, if no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Surface Transportation Board
Byline: Stefan Rice
Topic: Mint Julep Experiences
19 July 2024Nashville Man Charged with Unlawful Possession of Ammunition Following Shooting at WEGO Bus Station
Shortly after hearing the gunshots, the officer saw a man, later identified as Kenneth Dewayne Johnson, holding a pistol and running away from the area.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee
Byline: Mark H. Wildasin
Dateline: Nashville, Tennessee
22 July 2024Three Memphis Men Receive Significant Federal Sentences after Carjacking and Robbery Spree
According to the information presented in court, Jermiah Jones, Kevontae Harper, and James Payne, participated in a crime spree that included three carjackings and a series of armed robberies of Memphis businesses.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee
Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee
26 July 2024Federal Jury Convicts Sean Christopher Williams Of Escape
The evidence presented at trial highlighted the multi-state manhunt that led to the capture of Williams in Pinellas County, Florida, on November 21, 2023, after he escaped from a transport van en route to the Greeneville Federal Courthouse on October 18, 2023.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee
Byline: Rachelle Barnes
Dateline: Greenville, Tennessee
10 September 2024Two Nashville Men Convicted of Federal Ammunition Charges Following Shooting at Car Wash
The evidence presented at trial showed that on March 18, 2021, defendant Corey Pickett was at the Camel Carwash on Doverside Drive near Dickerson Pike with two other men.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee
Byline: Mark H. Wildasin
Dateline: Nashville, Tennessee
Topic: Camel Express Car Wash
13 September 2024Final Defendant Sentenced in 2016 Robbery Spree in Haywood County, Tennessee
On April 25, 2016, after the robbery of a truck stop, deputies with the Haywood County Sheriff's Department collected clothing on a nearby road that was worn by the armed robbers.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee
Dateline: Jackson, Tennessee
1 October 2024Knoxville Man Sentenced To 380 Months For Drug And Firearm Offenses After Assaulting Officer And Crashing Van In Attempt To Flee
During the search, Harris ran to the driver’s side door, got in, and sped onto Clinton Highway, with a KPD officer inside.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee
Byline: Rachelle Barnes
Dateline: Knoxville, Tennessee
30 October 2024Bristol Virginia Man Convicted In Federal Court Of Carjacking And Firearms Charges
According to witnesses, court documents, and evidence presented at trial, Charles Nile Mixon carjacked a victim at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Taco Bell restaurant in Bristol, Tennessee.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Tennessee
Byline: Rachelle Barnes
Dateline: Greeneville, Tennessee
12 November 2024Former Assistant Treasurer for Bridgestone Americas Arrested and Charged with a $15 Million Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
In July 2020, Sajju Khatiwada created a phony vendor called Paymt-Tech, LLC and began submitting bogus invoices to Bridgestone for purported bank fees owed to Paymt-Tech.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee
Byline: Mark H. Wildasin
Dateline: Nashville, Tennessee
Topics: Bridgestone, Sajju Khatiwada
15 November 2024Memphis Man Sentenced in Connection with Scheme to Defraud COVID-19 Relief Program of Over $700,000
The application contained numerous false statements, including false information about the number of persons Freight Masters employed.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee
Dateline: Memphis, Tennessee
Topics: Herman Shaw, Freight Masters
Special Collection: COVID-19
17 January 2025Nashville Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Multiple Robberies and Carjackings
Jesse Jose Rucker pulled into a parking space next to the victim, pointed a gun at the victim, and stated, “I want your car.”
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee
Byline: Mark H. Wildasin
Dateline: Nashville, Tennessee




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