The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed a forensic accountant after discovering her husband developed an app that warns illegal immigrants of immigration enforcement activity, prompting concerns about the safety of federal agents.
Carolyn Feinstein, a former DOJ forensic accountant, confirmed she was terminated last Friday morning in an email from the department.
Her husband, Joshua Aaron, is the creator of ICEBlock—an app criticized by federal officials for allegedly aiding illegal immigrants in avoiding arrest and placing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in danger.
The DOJ cited Feinstein’s lack of candor during an internal investigation as a reason for the termination. However, Feinstein claims she was fired because of her husband’s political activism.
“This was retribution. I was fired because of the actions, or activism, of my husband,” Feinstein told The Daily Beast. “It is insulting to me because I dedicated myself and my career to serving the people of the United States, and now the DOJ is claiming I was attempting to harm some of them. And that’s not true.”
According to Feinstein, she notified the DOJ of threats received by her husband and mentioned her marriage to Aaron, whom she lives with in Austin, Texas.
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