CREW Launches TARPtales.org - Keeping Tabs on All-Things TARP.WASHINGTON -- Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is an American government watchdog organization founded in 2003. One of their most visible projects is a biannual list of Washington politicians they label as the "most corrupt. (CREW) launched TARPtales.org, a new website that will serve as a central repository for the latest news, reports, and congressional hearings related to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Armed with $700 billion in taxpayer money, TARP has been charged with keeping banks and other big businesses afloat during the economic downturn. Since its inception, TARP has come under criticism for a lack of transparency, oversight, and effectiveness. Just last week, it was reported that AIG AIG addressee indicator group (US DoD) AIG American International Group, Inc AiG Answers in Genesis (religious group in defense of Scripture) AIG Artificial Intelligence Group AIG Australian Industry Group , an insurance and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company, used a portion of its bailout bailout The financial rescue of a faltering business or other organization. Government guarantees for loans made to Chrysler Corporation constituted a bailout. funds to pay $218 million in bonuses to executives. Melanie Sloan Melanie Sloan (b. 16 December 1965) is the Executive Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Sloan was born in Delaware.[1] She attended the University of Chicago and received her J.D. from University of Chicago Law School. , CREW's executive director, said, "The goal of TARPtales.org is to both educate the public and hold the government accountable for all-things TARP. Before now, there has been no one place the American taxpayer could go to keep tabs on the government bailout; TARPtales.org aims to change that." Sloan continued, "With $700 billion at stake, diligent oversight is imperative. TARPtales.org should become a go-to source for anyone trying to monitor how the government is spending our money." Click here to visit TARPtales.org. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact Naomi Seligman
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