A former Falls police officer is alleging the township and its supervisors engaged in an ongoing pattern of retaliation against him for assisting in a federal investigation.
Buckingham resident William Tanner IV alleges in a recently filed whistleblower lawsuit that his participation in the FBI investigation into the township and police department resulted in “unjustified” discipline and eventually his termination last year.
Falls Township declined comment on the lawsuit allegations Monday through its spokeswoman.
Tanner, who joined the force in 2016, alleges he had been a target since 2020 for retaliation after he reported potential wrongdoing and illegal conduct involving other police officers and “certain” Falls supervisors, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Bucks County Common Pleas Court earlier this year.
Tanner claimed he contacted the FBI and reported his information in August 2020 and a month later the FBI served the lawsuit’s defendants with subpoenas.
No one in Falls Township, the FBI or the U.S. Attorneys Office have publicly commented on the existence of an investigation involving Falls, though rumors of one have circulated since 2020.
The first confirmation of a federal probe came last year after Falls Police Chief Nelson Whitney alleged he was placed on administrative leave after notifying the township he received a subpoena to testify before the grand jury related to a federal investigation.
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