Department of Justice

La Vergne Football Goes Independent, I-24 Choice Lanes Advance & Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns | Oct. 5, 2026

Oct 05, 2026 at 04:15 am

Monday, October 5, 2026 The Rutherford Roundup In Today’s Episode: A welfare check that began in Smyrna ends with an armed barricade situation at a La Vergne Pilo.... Read More

The Dark Reality of Online Blackmail and How Predators Trap Teenage Boys and Girls in "Sextortion" Scheme

Aug 06, 2026 at 03:41 pm

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) - That was Detective Austin Wortman with the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office. The nationwide uptick in “sextortion” c.... Read More

Cryptocurrency Theft Leads to Multi-Agency Investigation and Arrest - More Victims Possible

Feb 01, 2024 at 09:50 am by WGNS News

POLK COUNTY – Special agents from the Cybercrime and Digital Evidence Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have concluded an extensive investigation into.... Read More

Multiple Foreign Nationals Charged in Ransomware Conspiracies in Middle TN

Sep 07, 2023 at 03:47 pm by WGNS News

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - Three indictments were unsealed yesterday charging multiple Russian cybercrime actors involved in the Conti ransomware and Trickbot malware schemes. Conti.... Read More

11-Charged with FACE Act Violations Stemming From 2021 Blockade of Mount Juliet Reproductive Health Clinic

Oct 12, 2022 at 08:56 pm by WGNS News

(WILSON COUNTY, Tenn.) A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday charges eleven individuals with violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, announc.... Read More

Three Murfreesboro Men Indicted following Violent Crime Spree Last Summer

May 11, 2021 at 07:38 am by WGNS

Some of the allegations surrounding a violent crime spree last summer included robberies, carjackings, kidnappings and firearms violations, according to the U.S. Dep.... Read More

Alleged Drug Distribution and Organized Crime leads to 37-Indictments, 4-From Rutherford County

Apr 01, 2021 at 11:30 am by WGNS

Four Rutherford County residents are tied to a federal indictment that was unsealed this past Friday.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the indictment charged 27 ind.... Read More

Race Education Workshop to Be Held hosted by the Community Action Committee of Rutherford County and the Department of Justice

Jul 16, 2020 at 11:02 am by WGNS

The Community Action Committee of Rutherford County, in coordination with the United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service, United States Attorney Office fo.... Read More