I spoke bluntly about what I had seen in a little over a year as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. To the apparent surprise of many in the room, I observed publicly that insider trading appeared to be rampant.

Bharara’s office is also prosecuting alleged associates of al-Shabaab al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Hizballah. In April 2012 Kruger was sentenced to seven years in prison. Bharara has said the office’s top priority is protecting Americans from the threat of terrorism whether homegrown or foreign-based.

Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 2012 Bharara was named by Time magazine as one of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World" and by India Abroad as its 2011 Person of the Year. His brother is the entrepreneur who founded Diapers.