Where Did All the Bailout Money Go

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The public has been promised transparancy in the government, including where the money goes. That was Obama's campaign promise. It has not happened and one of the major programs, TARP, actually spent over $20 trillion. Special Independent Investigator Neil Barofsky had to fight against pressures from the Administration and the Treasury to retain his independence. The first section of the paper discuses this issue. The second part discusses the Sam Antar case and how to prevent fraud. There are six sources used in this three page paper.