Immigrant of the Day: Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (India)
Preetinder Singh “Preet” Bharara ia the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Earning a reputation of a “Crusader” prosecutor, his office has prosecuted prosecuted nearly 100 Wall Street executives, reached historic settlements and fines with the four largest banks in the United States, and closed multibillion-dollar hedge funds. He also has prosecuted New York state politicians, including the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and the Majority Leader of State Senate,
Bharara was born in 1968 in Firozpur, Punjab, India. His family moved to New Jersey when Bharara was a child. Bharara went on to attend Harvard College. He attended Columbia Law School, graduating in 1993.
President Obama nominated Bharara for U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York in 2009 and he was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He runs an office with more than 450 employees, including about 200 attorneys.
KJ