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Which office did Preet Bharara serve as the Attorney for from 2009 to 2017?

  • Western District of New York

  • Eastern District of New York

  • Northern District of New York

  • Southern District of New York

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Preet Bharara served as the Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017. He was appointed by President Barack Obama and served under Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch. Bharara was a highly regarded prosecutor who successfully prosecuted a number of high-profile cases, including the prosecution of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and the insider trading case against SAC Capital Advisors.
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