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December 2024 Updates

This article needs an update. Large parts of Barofsky's career are missing from the page, even though they have extensive coverage. In addition, much of the information in the lead does not appear in the body. I am a lawyer at Jenner & Block, where Neil Barofsky is a partner. Thank you to any editor who has the time to review. 9NassauHouse (talk) 19:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1. After the “Education” section, please add a “Career” section which is currently missing from this article. I found a Career section is the typical structure in bios of lawyers, such as these “Good Articles” about attorneys. [1] and [2]

2. In the newly created “Career” section, please add a subsection called “Assistant United States Attorney” The body of the article is currently missing information about Barofsky’s early career in the office, though it does appear in the Lead. In accordance with WP:LEAD, which says the lead should only be used to summarize information in the rest of the article, I propose adding this information as a subsection using reporting in reliable sources:

“Assistant United States Attorney”

Barofsky joined the U.S Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York in 2000 as a prosecutor.^[1] As Assistant U.S. Attorney, Barofsky prosecuted 50 leaders of the Colombian guerilla group FARC on narcotics charges.^[2] He led the office’s mortgage fraud group that investigated retail mortgage fraud and securities fraud.^[1] In 2008, Barofsky successfully prosecuted a $2.4 billion accounting fraud case against the commodities broker Refco,^[3] which at the time was one of the largest accounting fraud cases in history.^[2]

3. Please change the section “Troubled Asset Relief Program and Special Inspector Generalship” into a subsection of the “Career” section proposed in item 2. As an aspect of Barofsky’s legal career, TARP should be categorized as a subsection of “Career” as per examples in Good Articles such as [3] and [4].

4. Please remove the box from the top of the “Troubled Asset Relief Program and Special Inspector Generalship” that states the section needs to be expanded. The box was placed in 2010 and the section has expanded considerably since then.[5]

5. Beneath the “Troubled Asset Relief Program and Special Inspector Generalship” requested in item 3, please create a new subsection entitled “Jenner & Block” The body of the article is currently missing information about Barofsky’s career in private practice, though it does appear in the Lead. In accordance with WP:LEAD, I’ve proposed adding this information as a subsection using reporting in reliable sources:

In 2013, Barofsky joined the law firm Jenner & Block as a partner^[4]and became head of the firm’s monitorship practice.^[5] Beginning in 2014, while an attorney with Jenner & Block, Barofsky served as the independent corporate monitor for Credit Suisse after the bank pleaded guilty to assisting American clients with tax evasion.^[6] In 2017, Barofsky was appointed monitor as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice regarding Credit Suisse’s alleged abuses of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities.^[7] In 2021,^[8] Barofsky was hired by Credit Suisse as an independent overseer of an inquiry commissioned by Credit Suisse to investigate the scope of its historical assistance to Nazis.^[6] Credit Suisse dismissed Barofsky from the position in 2022. It was subsequently revealed in a report subpoenaed by the Senate Budget Committee that Barofsky was skeptical about the thoroughness of Credit Suisse in investigating the scope of the assistance they provided to Nazis.^[6] In 2023, Barofsky was reinstated to the position following the Senate panel’s probe into Credit Suisse’s handling of the investigation.^[9] In 2023, the Department of Housing and Urban Development named Jenner & Block to oversee the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Barofsky was appointed as federal co-monitor.^[10]

6. Please change the section “UAW Monitorship” into a subsection of the Jenner & Block section because it falls under the purview of his job at Jenner & Block. Reuters, “Former U.S. prosecutor named United Auto Workers monitor

7. Beneath the “Career” section, please create a section entitled “Other activities” including a sentence about Barofsky’s career in academia based on reporting in reputable sources:

“Other activities”

In 2011, Barofsky joined the faculty of New York University’s law school^[4]as a senior fellow.^[11]

Thank you for reviewing. 9NassauHouse (talk) 19:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC) 9NassauHouse (talk) 19:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

^ ^a ^b Romero, Frances (21 July 2009). "TARP Watchdog Neil Barofsky". Time. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Kroll, Andy (30 September 2009). "Meet the Taxpayers' $3 Trillion Watchdog". Mother Jones. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ Javers, Eamon (10 December 2008). "At last, Treasury gets its bailout inspector". Politico. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Morgenson, Gretchen (8 September 2013). "Barofsky, Watchdog to Government Bank Bailout Program, Joins Law Firm". New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
^ Snell, Robert (12 April 2021). "Feds pick UAW monitor to oversee corruption reforms". The Detroit News. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Savage, Charlie (18 April 2023). "Beleaguered Swiss Bank Accused of Impeding Hunt for Accounts Linked to Nazis". New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ Morgenson, Gretchen (27 October 2017). "In a Mortgage-Crisis Settlement, Did a Bank Get Off Easy?". New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ "U.S. Overseer Neil Barofsky Returns to Credit Suisse". Finews. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ "Credit Suisse Reinstates Independent Overseer for Nazi Account Probe". Bloomberg. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ Tatyana, Turner (14 November 2024). "What Does NYCHA's Federal Monitor Do, Anyway?". City Limits. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
^ Morgenson, Gretchen (22 July 2012). "Into a bailout buzzsaw". New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

[Time24-1] Romero, Frances (21 July 2009). "TARP Watchdog Neil Barofsky". Time. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[MJ09-2] Kroll, Andy (30 September 2009). "Meet the Taxpayers' $3 Trillion Watchdog". Mother Jones. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[Politico08-3] Javers, Eamon (10 December 2008). "At last, Treasury gets its bailout inspector". Politico. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[NYT13-4] Morgenson, Gretchen (8 September 2013). "Barofsky, Watchdog to Government Bank Bailout Program, Joins Law Firm". New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[5] Snell, Robert (12 April 2021). "Feds pick UAW monitor to oversee corruption reforms". The Detroit News. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[NYT23-6] Savage, Charlie (18 April 2023). "Beleaguered Swiss Bank Accused of Impeding Hunt for Accounts Linked to Nazis". New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[7] Morgenson, Gretchen (27 October 2017). "In a Mortgage-Crisis Settlement, Did a Bank Get Off Easy?". New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[8] "U.S. Overseer Neil Barofsky Returns to Credit Suisse". Finews. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[Bloomberg23-9] "Credit Suisse Reinstates Independent Overseer for Nazi Account Probe". Bloomberg. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[10] Tatyana, Turner (14 November 2024). "What Does NYCHA's Federal Monitor Do, Anyway?". City Limits. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

[11] Morgenson, Gretchen (22 July 2012). "Into a bailout buzzsaw". New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

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