Preetinder Bharara
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A profile
[ From the archives of the Times of India]
Born Preetinder (Preet) Bharara in Ferozepur, India, in 1968 to Sikh father, Hindu mother
Father doctor, moved with family to New Jersey when Preet was 2
Graduated from Harvard University in 1990, Columbia Law School in 1993
In 2000, made Assistant US Attorney in New York
President Barack Obama appoints him US Attorney for Southern district of New York in 2009
Since assuming office, has aggressively pursued terrorists, organised crime, public corruption and financial
Oversees more than 200 lawyers
First American of Indian origin billed in Time’s 100 most influential people in 2012
Of 63 people arrested on insidertrading and other stock-fraud-related charges, has won 56 convictions, 7 cases pending and no losses
In the 21 months since Bharara took office, has prosecuted Faisal Shahzad in the Times Square bomb plot, Guantanamo Bay’s first detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Somali pirate among others
Personal life
[ From the archives of the Times of India]
Married with three children
Often refers to his multi-religious heritage. His wife’s father is Muslim and mother Jewish
Had four religious wedding ceremonies to please all parents
Brother runs several consumerproduct businesses
Fan of Bruce Springsteen
Framed photo of Springsteen and Bharara’s mother hangs in his lower-Manhattan office
Preferred drink: vodka & tonic
