Kentucky whistleblower Melissa Moorman says she was fired after exposing a scheme in which her co-workers sold driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Court documents show that in 2024, Moorman discovered two employees at the Department of Vehicle Regulation selling licenses to “nonresidents” without proper screenings or testing. “The employees were being paid under the table,” Moorman told WDRB News, explaining that the scheme ran four to five times a day for more than two years, involving only illegal immigrants.
Moorman immediately reported the activity to her supervisor. The employees were later fired, and federal authorities launched an investigation. However, Moorman says her supervisor — who instructed her to share her credentials with the now-fired workers — remains employed. On the day she met with federal investigators, Moorman was terminated. “I did the right thing. I told the truth. I should not have been fired,” she said.
In April, Moorman filed suit under the Kentucky Whistleblower Act, seeking reinstatement, back pay, and restoration of benefits. Her attorney, Garry Adams, told Fox News Digital it was “tragic that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet chose to terminate the person that uncovered the fact that hundreds, perhaps thousands of undocumented people were provided Kentucky driver’s licenses that they were not qualified to receive.” He added that government agencies must stop “sweeping big problems under the rug” and start addressing misconduct.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman called the reports “troubling and unacceptable” and confirmed his office has been “aggressively investigating this potential fraud” with federal law enforcement.
