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TARP cop Barofsky gets into tough-enforcer role

WASHINGTON -- Wall Street's latest headache toils in a musty, ground-floor office at the Treasury Department.

Neil Barofsky, the man overseeing the $700 billion bailout, is armed with broad authority, including the right to carry a handgun and the power to subpoena. As special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, he is charged with tracking the bailout funds. In the process, Mr. Barofsky is ruffling feathers on Wall Street and in Washington, demanding access and information some aren't eager to provide....