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'''Preetinder Singh "Preet" Bharara''' (born October 13, 1968) is an [[India]]n-born American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017.

'''Preetinder Singh "Preet" Bharara''' (born October 13, 1968) is an [[India]]n-born American lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017.

Bharara graduated from the Ranney School in [[Tinton Falls, New Jersey]], as [[valedictorian]] in 1986.<ref name=reuters_20091020>{{cite news|title=Preet Bharara, the new top federal prosecutor zeroes in on white-collar crime |work=India Times/Reuters |date=October 20, 2009 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/Preet-Bharara-the-new-top-federal-prosecutor-zeroes-in-on-white-collar-crime/articleshow/5141088.cms |accessdate=April 21, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527024358/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/Preet-Bharara-the-new-top-federal-prosecutor-zeroes-in-on-white-collar-crime/articleshow/5141088.cms |archivedate=May 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=wnyc_20110127>{{cite web |last=Chang |first=Ailsa |title=Meet Preet Bharara: New York's Highest-Profile Prosecutor | work=[[WNYC]] News | date=January 27, 2011 | url=http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/jan/27/preet-bharara-hard-charging-humble-prosecutor/ |accessdate=March 12, 2017}}</ref> He received his B.A ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from [[Harvard College]] in 1990 and his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from [[Columbia Law School]] in 1993, where he was a member of the ''[[Columbia Law Review]]''.<ref name=nytimes_20090810>{{cite news | last=Weiser | first=Benjamin | title=For Manhattan’s Next U.S. Attorney, Politics and Prosecution Don’t Mix | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=August 9, 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/nyregion/10bharara.html | accessdate=March 12, 2017}}</ref>

Bharara graduated from the Ranney School in [[Tinton Falls, New Jersey]], as [[valedictorian]] in 1986.<ref name=reuters_20091020>{{cite news|title=Preet Bharara, the new top federal prosecutor zeroes in on white-collar crime |work=India Times/Reuters |date=October 20, 2009 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/Preet-Bharara-the-new-top-federal-prosecutor-zeroes-in-on-white-collar-crime/articleshow/5141088.cms |accessdate=April 21, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527024358/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/Preet-Bharara-the-new-top-federal-prosecutor-zeroes-in-on-white-collar-crime/articleshow/5141088.cms |archivedate=May 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=wnyc_20110127>{{cite web |last=Chang |first=Ailsa |title=Meet Preet Bharara: New York's Highest-Profile Prosecutor | work=[[WNYC]] News | date=January 27, 2011 | url=https://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/jan/27/preet-bharara-hard-charging-humble-prosecutor/ |accessdate=March 12, 2017}}</ref> He received his B.A ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from [[Harvard College]] in 1990 and his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from [[Columbia Law School]] in 1993, where he was a member of the ''[[Columbia Law Review]]''.<ref name=nytimes_20090810>{{cite news | last=Weiser | first=Benjamin | title=For Manhattan’s Next U.S. Attorney, Politics and Prosecution Don’t Mix | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=August 9, 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/nyregion/10bharara.html | accessdate=March 12, 2017}}</ref>

Bharara became a naturalized United States citizen in 1980.<ref name="Parloff">Roger Parloff, [http://archive.fortune.com/2009/05/22/news/newsmakers/parloff_bharara.fortune/index.htm Nominee for Manhattan U.S. Attorney: A nonpartisan star], ''Fortune'' (August 25, 2009).</ref>

Bharara became a naturalized United States citizen in 1980.<ref name="Parloff">Roger Parloff, [http://archive.fortune.com/2009/05/22/news/newsmakers/parloff_bharara.fortune/index.htm Nominee for Manhattan U.S. Attorney: A nonpartisan star], ''Fortune'' (August 25, 2009).</ref>

==Controversy==

==Controversy==

Bharara's office was the lead in prosecuting [[Dinesh D’Souza]] over alleged election law violations.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-dsouza-toidUSKCN0HI23820140923 Obama critic D'Souza spared prison for violating election law]</ref><ref>[http://insider.foxnews.com/2014/02/24/preet-bharara-lead-prosecutor-dinesh-d%E2%80%99souza-case-former-obama-donor Lead Prosecutor in Dinesh D’Souza Case Is Former Obama Donor]</ref>

Bharara's office was the lead in prosecuting [[Dinesh D’Souza]] over alleged election law violations.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-dsouza-toidUSKCN0HI23820140923 Obama critic D'Souza spared prison for violating election law]</ref><ref>[https://insider.foxnews.com/2014/02/24/preet-bharara-lead-prosecutor-dinesh-d%E2%80%99souza-case-former-obama-donor Lead Prosecutor in Dinesh D’Souza Case Is Former Obama Donor]</ref>

==See also==

==See also==