Preet Bharara is an American lawyer who served as US attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017. According to The New York Times, Bharara is one of “the nation’s most aggressive and outspoken prosecutors of public corruption and Wall Street crime.” Bharara investigated money laundering schemes carried out in New York City by Russian criminal organizations linked to the Kremlin. Bharara holds a faculty position at the New York University School of Law as a Distinguished Scholar in Residence and works at CNN as a senior legal analyst. His podcast, “Stay Tuned with Preet,” breaks down legal topics in the news and engages thought leaders in a podcast about power, policy, and justice.
