US nominates NY lawyer to monitor United Auto Workers union

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. attorney’s office in Detroit is recommending that a federal judge name New York lawyer Neil Barofsky to monitor the United Auto Workers union’s behavior after a corruption scandal. Appointing an independent monitor is part of a settlement the union agreed to with federal prosecutors in December. The monitor will stay in place for six years unless both sides agree to a shorter term. Barofsky leads the law firm Jenner & Block’s monitorship practice. He monitored two units of Credit Suisse following multibillion-dollar settlements. He also was an assistant U.S. Attorney in Manhattan and served as Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.