(NewsNation) — A former Kentucky driver’s licensing clerk says she was fired after reporting a scheme in which employees sold fraudulent driver’s licenses to immigrants for $200 each, according to a whistleblower lawsuit.
Melissa Moorman worked at Louisville’s Nia Center Licensing Branch through Quantum Solutions, a staffing contractor. She claims the illegal operation occurred four to five times daily for at least two years across multiple state branches.
“The employees were being paid under the table,” Moorman told WDRB News. “I immediately let my supervisor know.”
Thousands of drivers have licenses revoked
The scheme involved using fake documents, including Social Security cards and birth certificates, to issue licenses to immigrants illegally living in the U.S. who never took the required tests…