Preet Bharara's SDNY Tenure - "Something Rotten..." wrote the Wall Street Journal

While serving as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) from 2009 - 2017, Preet Bharara was stirringa lot of controversy over financial prosecutions. Headlinescalled him the most dangerous man in American politics. One man who was never indictedsuedBharara becausehe lost his business due to aggressive prosecutorial tactics. Hollywood elevatedas a celebrity prosecutoronShowtimes'Billions'series, where the lead character is mostly based on Bharara.