NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 14 -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued the following news release:
KNOX COUNTY - A joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of several current and former employees of the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
Last year, TBI agents began working alongside the FBI to review evidence gathered during a federal investigation launched in 2019 that centered around allegations of theft by nearly a dozen of the Knox County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) Narcotics Unit and Special Investigations Unit (SIU). During the investigation, FBI agents gathered evidence alleging that numerous individuals used a KCSO Narcotics Uni...