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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.
  
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
 
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In 2012, Bharara was named by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine as one of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World," and by ''[[India Abroad]]'' as its 2011 Person of the Year.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2112129,00.html The 2012 Time 100], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', "Preet Bharara". By Viet Dinh. Retrieved April 23, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-preet-bharara-is-india-abroad-person-of-the-year-2011/20120630.htm |title= Preet Bharara, the Man Who Makes Wall Street Tremble, Is India Abroad Person of the Year 2011 |publisher=Rediff |date=June 30, 2012}}</ref>  Bharara was included in ''Bloomberg Markets Magazine''{{'}}s 2012 "50 Most Influential" list as well as ''Vanity Fair''{{'}}s 2012 and 2013 annual "New Establishment" lists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bloomberg Markets' 50 Most Influential|url=http://origin-www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2012-09-04/bloomberg-markets-50-most-influential.html#slide23|newspaper=Bloomberg Markets Magazine|date=September 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The New Establishment 2012|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/business/new-establishment/2012/17-preet-bharara|newspaper=Vanity Fair|date=October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The New Establishment 2013|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/business/2013/11/new-establishment-2013|newspaper=Vanity Fair|date=November 2013}}</ref>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:33, August 18, 2018

Preet Bharara

Preetinder Singh "Preet" Bharara (born October 13, 1968) is an Indian-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.[1][2] He received his B.A magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1990 and his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1993, where he was a member of the Columbia Law Review.[3] Bharara became a naturalized United States citizen in 1980.[4]

Controversy

Bharara's office was the lead in prosecuting Dinesh D’Souza over alleged election law violations.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Preet Bharara, the new top federal prosecutor zeroes in on white-collar crime", India Times/Reuters, October 20, 2009. Retrieved on April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. 
  2. ↑ Chang, Ailsa (January 27, 2011). Meet Preet Bharara: New York's Highest-Profile Prosecutor. WNYC News. Retrieved on March 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ Weiser, Benjamin. "For Manhattan’s Next U.S. Attorney, Politics and Prosecution Don’t Mix", The New York Times, August 9, 2009. Retrieved on March 12, 2017. 
  4. ↑ Roger Parloff, Nominee for Manhattan U.S. Attorney: A nonpartisan star, Fortune (August 25, 2009).
  5. ↑ Obama critic D'Souza spared prison for violating election law
  6. ↑ Lead Prosecutor in Dinesh D’Souza Case Is Former Obama Donor
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