SUMMIT POINT — Summit Point resident Teresa Tumblin first blew the whistle on discrepancies and unethical behavior within the FBI in more than 10 years ago, when she saw things done incorrectly within the National Name Check program, where she served as a quality assurance reviewer research analyst.
Tumblin reported the discrepancies with the team leader and supervisor and on up the chain of command to the director of her division. Her allegations led to an inspection of her unit and her identification as a whistleblower.
According to the National Whistleblower Center, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting and rewarding whistleblowers around the world who report behaviors and actions not appropriate in the workplace, those who do said reporting should receive support when they bring to light corruption or wrongdoing.
Instead of receiving that type of support, Tumblin faced retaliation within the FBI. She was initially moved out of her position and has been passed up for promotions and performance awards, despite having been recognized as an outstanding employee prior to her coming forward as a whistleblower.
In a statement released this week, Tumblin shared that she has been terminated from her position with the FBI for “minor grammatical errors and spelling mistakes.”
After Tumblin’s initial reporting, the Department of Justice investigated and reported reprisals occurred in her case in 2020. After the FBI made an argument following the release of the Office of the...
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