Watchdog critic of TARP bailouts plays role in Shawn Fain graft controversy
Barofsky was appointed by a federal court to be the independent monitor for UAW in 2021 following a corruption scandal. “He knows he can’t win a fair fight because he has no real platform to run on.”The Washington Examiner previously asked the DOJ for confirmation about the investigation.Gina Balaya, a spokeswoman for the U.S.
- ▪Barofsky was appointed by a federal court to be the independent monitor for UAW in 2021 following a corruption scandal.
- ▪“He knows he can’t win a fair fight because he has no real platform to run on.”The Washington Examiner previously asked the DOJ for confirmation about the investigation.Gina Balaya, a spokeswoman for the U.S.
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The former watchdog for the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program bailout of Wall Street is back in the spotlight amid a Justice Department investigation into United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain.Fain, who gained national prominence during the 2023 UAW strike, hit out at former TARP special inspector general Neil Barofsky in a statement on Sunday as he defended himself in the face of a DOJ corruption investigation. Barofsky was appointed by a federal court to be the independent monitor for UAW in 2021 following a corruption scandal.
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