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28 January 2009DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICIALS TO HOLD PRESS TELECONFERENCE ON NATIONAL AUTO FRAUD AND THEFT PREVENTION SYSTEM
NMVTIS allows state motor vehicle administrators, law enforcement officials, consumers and insurance carriers to verify and exchange titling, brand, and theft data instantaneously.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
29 January 2009NATIONAL AUTO FRAUD AND THEFT PREVENTION SYSTEM GOES LIVE
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced the availability of an on-line computer system to help protect states and consumers from automobile fraud and to provide law enforcement with new tools to investigate fraud, theft, and other crimes involving vehicles.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
4 March 2009MORE STATES ALLOW CONSUMERS TO ACCESS VEHICLE DATA IN NATIONAL AUTO FRAUD SYSTEM
The Office of Justice Programs today announced the full participation of Pennsylvania and New York in the NMVTIS.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
14 September 2009DEPARMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES $6.8 MILLION TO FUND ENHANCEMENTS TO NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE PROGRAM
The Fiscal Year 2009 funds will assist with implementation of the NMVTIS, an electronic system launched for consumers in January 2009 that enables users to verify key automobile information.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
2 August 2012PRIVATE SECTOR JOINS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IN PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM VEHICLE FRAUD AND UNSAFE VEHICLES
Data provider companies, Auto Data Direct, Carco Group, CARFAX, CVR, Experian Automotive, Mobiletrac, Motor Vehicle Software Corporation, RigDig, VINAudit.com, and VINSmart, have joined BJA’s effort to protect consumers by providing consumer access to the NMVTIS.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
30 June 2014Three States Join the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
With today’s announcement, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas are joining 41 states in submitting title and brand data to the system, which now includes 96 percent of the U.S. vehicle population.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
14 September 2017BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE OFFERS RESOURCE ON DAMAGED VEHICLES
The Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) recommended today that in light of the anticipated high volume of flood-damaged automobiles in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, consumers educate themselves about a vehicle’s history before making any purchase decisions.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
20 September 2018BJA OFFERS VALUABLE RESOURCE ON FLOOD-DAMAGED VEHICLES
Authorities have reported that after past hurricane events, truckloads of flooded vehicles had been taken out of impact zones to other states where they were dried out, cleaned and readied for sale to unsuspecting consumers.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Topic: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
2 April 2021Statement by President Joe Biden on Today’s Attack Outside the Capitol
Jill and I were heartbroken to learn of the violent attack at a security checkpoint on the U.S. Capitol grounds, which killed Officer William Evans of the U.S. Capitol Police, and left a fellow officer fighting for his life.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: President Joe Biden
2 April 2021Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on Today’s Attack Outside the Capitol
Today, in an inexplicable act of violence, a brave U.S. Capitol Police Officer was killed in the line of duty, while another officer fights for his life.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: Vice President Kamala Harris
6 May 2022Statement from President Joe Biden on the William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Federal Building Act and Passing of Norman Mineta
This week, our nation lost an American hero and I lost a dear friend in Norman Mineta. Earlier today, I signed a bill to name the United States Department of Transportation headquarters in his honor, along with the late William T. Coleman, Jr.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: President Joe Biden
Topics: Norman Mineta,
William T. Coleman Jr., USDOT
28 March 2024District Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Connection with 2023 Armed Carjacking in Northeast and Armed Robbery in Northwest
The Honorable Errol Arthur sentenced Eric Vaughn, 21, of Washington, D.C., to nine years in prison in connection with an armed robbery in Northwest Washington, D.C., an armed carjacking in Northeast Washington, D.C., and a robbery that occurred in Southeast Washington, D.C.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
29 March 2024District Men Plead Guilty to Shooting Father and Minor Son in December 2018
As the victims waited, Jamal Matthews saw the SUV and mistook it for the same vehicle that shot at him and his cousin three days earlier.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
3 April 2024Carjacker Sent to Prison for 10 Years
According to the government’s evidence, with which the defendant agreed at his plea hearing, on March 3, 2023, at approximately 5:35 p.m., the defendant approached his first victim, put a gun to his neck, and demanded his car keys.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
3 April 2024District Man Arraigned on Armed Carjacking Indictment
Elijah Montgomery, 19, of Washington, D.C., was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with armed carjacking and other charges arising out of an October 12, 2023 incident near the corner of Galloway Street and Sargent Road NE.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
3 April 2024District Man Arrested in Armed Carjacking from January 2024
Marquis Derby, 19, of Washington, D.C., was arrested yesterday and charged by complaint with armed carjacking and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
11 July 2024Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Self
For $27 a month, Members and their D.C. staffers are plugging in their Teslas and Priuses, draining my constituents' tax dollars who are paying full price for their gasoline back at home. This is especially egregious in light of the fact that huge subsidies for EV purchases already exist.
Debate Transcript (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
Byline: Congressmen Keith Self & David Valadao




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