Jim Balloch

• 3 charged in identity theft scheme Published 11/17/2009 at midnight

  Federal agents have charged three women in connection with a scheme to allegedly use identity thefts to defraud local banks.

• In deal, man gets 15 years for 2006 killing Published 11/14/2009 at midnight

  Over the objections of Jerry D. Miles' family, his confessed killer was sentenced Friday to 23 years in prison - but just 15 for Miles' death.

• Leath prosecutors want copy of tape Published 11/14/2009 at midnight

  Special prosecutors in the case against Raynella Dossett Leath have told Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner they need a copy of a videotape that shows Dossett Leath at Parkwest Medical Center on the morning her husband, David Leath, ...

• Woman convicted of 2nd degree murder Published 11/13/2009 at midnight

  Demetria Nance, 27, was convicted Thursday of second degree murder for shooting her younger boyfriend to death at his mother's home in 2008.

• Gun collectors mark 50th anniversary Published 11/12/2009 at midnight

  From humble beginnings a half-century ago, the Smoky Mountain Gun Collectors Association's semiannual show grew into one of the South's premiere events of its kind and a winner of national awards.

• Despite criticism, shows not likely weapons source for criminals Published 11/12/2009 at midnight

  Gun shows have taken center stage in the debate over gun control.

• Bolze guilty of $21 million fraud Published 11/11/2009 at midnight

  Dennis Bolze's plea agreement reveals how badly he was scamming his victims - and how expensive it was for him to maintain his elaborately disguised Ponzi scheme.

• Ponzi schemer admits to taking millions Updated 11/10/2009 at 5:15 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE - Gatlinburg businessman Dennis Bolze admitted in federal court today he oversaw a Ponzi scheme that was elaborately disguised as a legitimate stock-trading operation.

• Trial centers around intent to kill Published 11/10/2009 at midnight

  It is undisputed that Demetria Nance shot Aaron Benton III to death at his mother's home in December 2008.

• TBI mulls charge for laboratory testing Published 11/07/2009 at midnight

  If the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation begins charging law enforcement agencies to test everything from blood in drunken driving cases to DNA-stained clothing in slayings, police agencies will be scrambling to find the funds to pay the fees.

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