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NEWSCHANNEL 5 INVESTIGATES Smuggling Ring Sent Guns From Nashville To Australia Federal agents in Nashville worked with investigators from Australia to break up an elaborate gun smuggling ring. Full Story >> Prosecutors Present UCDD Case To Federal Grand Jury There were new developments Wednesday in the case involving Wendy Askins and the Upper Cumberland Development District in Cookeville. Full Story >> Comptroller: JLL Lease Commission 'Seems Very Wrong' That was the first reaction of Tennessee's top fiscal watchdog after he heard about how the Haslam administration planned to let a state contractor make millions of dollars in extra cash. Full Story >> UCDD Case Heads To Federal Grand Jury Prosecutors are preparing to present the case involving the Upper Cumberland Development District and Wendy Askins to a federal grand jury. Full Story >> Payday Loan Headquarters Avoids Property Taxes A prominent business owner and political fundraiser has not paid property taxes on his corporate headquarters in at least eight years, NewsChannel 5 has discovered. Full Story >> NC5 INVESTIGATES: QUESTIONABLE CONTRACTS Comptroller: JLL Lease Commission 'Seems Very Wrong' That was the first reaction of Tennessee's top fiscal watchdog after he heard about how the Haslam administration planned to let a state contractor make millions of dollars in extra cash. Full Story >> Enterprise Deal Raises Questions About Outsourcing Effort NewsChannel 5 has uncovered serious questions about how parts of Tennessee's state government -- in this case, the state's motor pool -- are being outsourced to private business. Full Story >> Vehicle Contract Outsourced To Company With Connections A multimillion-dollar contract for maintenance on state vehicles was supposed to save taxpayers' money. But "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" discovered some examples where you're actually paying more. Full Story >> Lawmakers Promise Review Of Questionable Contracts Two questionable state contracts -- first uncovered by "NewsChannel 5 Investigates" -- will face scrutiny from state lawmakers. Full Story >> State Rental Car Bills Riddled With Questionable Charges An exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered some state agencies may be paying more to rent cars than they should. Full Story >> NC5 INVESTIGATES: CONSUMER ALERT Nashville Man Indicted For 'Wide-Ranging Fraud' It's been six years since NewsChannel 5 first exposed how a Nashville man had been promising people security and bodyguard jobs, but never delivering. Full Story >> New Law Could Affect Cosmetology Industry Under a new law, cosmetology students will be able to cut their school time in half by serving as an apprentice. Full Story >> State Regulators Cracking Down On Compounding Pharmacies State regulators said they are taking further steps to protect you from tainted medication, specifically, drugs made at compounding pharmacies. Full Story >> Scammers Now Posing As Debt Collectors There's a new warning to keep in mind the next time you answer your phone: scam artists have found a new way to get money from unsuspecting people. Full Story >> Judge Freezes Personal Accounts Of HRC Medical Owners A judge has frozen the personal assets of the two men who once ran HRC Medical. Full Story >>		ADVERTISEMENT ABOUT NEWSCHANNEL 5 INVESTIGATES NewsChannel 5 Investigates NewsChannel 5's award-winning investigative team exposes corruption, government waste and consumer scams. Full Story >> Tell Us About Something We Should Investigate! If you know of something we should investigate, join our efforts to expose corruption, government waste, scams and other wrongdoing. Full Story >> Sign Up For NewsChannel 5 eNews Stay connected with your news and information leader. Sign up for email alerts and newsletters from NewsChannel 5.com. Full Story >>