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DOJ Forensic Accountant Alleges Retaliatory Firing Over Husband’s ICEBlock App

Her challenge comes after the Justice Department launched a weeks-long probe into her ties to the app’s IP over federal officer safety concerns

File photo of ICE agents waiting to detain a person in Silver Spring, Maryland, on January 27, 2025.
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Overview

  • Feinstein, who worked as a DOJ forensic accountant in Austin, is contesting her July 18 termination as punishment for her husband’s creation of the ICEBlock app
  • A DOJ spokesperson confirmed investigators had been examining her minority shareholding in All U Chart, which holds ICEBlock’s IP, for several weeks
  • Trump administration border czar Tom Homan and ICE Acting Director Tom Lyon urged the department to probe the app after its creator promoted it on CNN last month
  • Feinstein says she informed DOJ officials of death threats against her husband and disclosed her stake in the app before her dismissal and insists her work remained unbiased
  • No formal appeal or reinstatement has been reported and Feinstein is considering legal action for wrongful termination