JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A prominent non-profit that aids whistleblowers is helping Kateri “Kat” Dahl in building two U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) whistleblower cases the former federal attorney filed regarding her firing and other alleged actions by the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD).
Whistleblower Aid founder and chief disclosure officer John Tye — a former government whistleblower himself — told News Channel 11 Friday he helped Dahl make “lawful disclosures” to the DOJ’s Office of Inspector General and the Public Integrity Section of its Civil Rights Division.
“Kat is a brave whistleblower who’s followed the laws and she’s entitled to lawful whistleblower status under United States federal law and also Tennessee state law,” Tye said.
Whistleblower Aid has been active in numerous high-profile cases since its founding in 2017, including aiding Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower. Its services are free and it aids both government and corporate whistleblowers.
Its work with Dahl is separate from the federal lawsuit that Dahl filed against Johnson City Police Chief Karl Turner, three police officers and the City of Johnson City.
Tye said additional information from people who have knowledge about the case revolving around a suspected drug dealer and serial rapist named as “Robert Voe” in the lawsuit can be very helpful to the DOJ complaints.
Whistleblower Aid offers secure apps that allow people to send information through encrypted channels.
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