Preet Bharara
Preetinder Singh Bharara (/priːt bəˈrɑːrə/; born October 13, 1968) is an Indian-born American lawyer and writer. He was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017. He was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for five years. In March 2017, he was controversially fired by President Donald Trump.
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office August 13, 2009 – March 11, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Michael J. Garcia |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Berman |
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| Born | Preetinder Singh Bharara 13 October 1968 (aged 57) Firozpur, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) Columbia University (JD) |
| Signature | Preet Bharara's signature |
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According to The New York Times, Bharara was one of the "nation's most aggressive and outspoken prosecutors of public corruption and Wall Street crime" during his tenure.[1][2]
Preet Bharara Media
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Bharara (right) waits with Attorney General Eric Holder to announce charges related to the 2011 alleged Iran assassination plot.
Bharara with his wife at the 2012 Time 100 gala
References
- ↑ Benjamin Weiser & William K. Rashbaum, With Preet Bharara’s Dismissal, Storied Office Loses Its Top Fighter, The New York Times (March 10, 2017).
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