Charleston, WV (WOAY) – The former superintendent of the West Virginia State Police has filed a lawsuit against the state and the Department of Homeland Security.
Former superintendent Jan L. Cahill filed the lawsuit in Kanawha County Circuit Court on Monday, April 7, 2025.
According to court documents, Cahill alleges that conditions within the agency became so bad prior to his 2023 resignation that he was forced to resign, referred to legally as constructive discharge.
Cahill claims in the lawsuit that he was pressured to resign amid allegations and an investigation into corruption and misconduct within the agency.
He also alleges that he faced retaliation for reporting concerns over the handling of CARES Act expenses to the governor, referred to in the lawsuit as whistleblower retaliation.
According to the court document, Cahill claims former chief of staff Brian Abraham allegedly suggested attributing West Virginia State Police’s payroll to COVID expenses.
Jan L. Cahill was appointed as superintendent of West Virginia State Police in January 2017. He resigned in 2023.
