Watchdog critic of TARP bailouts plays role in Shawn Fain graft controversy

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…