By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Terrorist groups in recent times have increasingly turned to drug trafficking to finance operations, and the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan is responding. The New York Times is reporting that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is merging the office’s international drug trafficking and terrorism units because he “wants to focus more on extremist…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — There’s no shortages of changes in the U.S. Attorney offices around the country these days. In the New York Southern District, newly installed U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced on Monday the promotion of a number of prosecutors including Boyd Johnson III, who is one of the candidates the White…
It’s heartening to hear that Preet Bharara has a reputation for being apolitical when it comes to doing his job. Then again, we should assume that’s how all U.S. Attorneys will operate. By BENJAMIN WEISER The New York Times NEW YORK –– He worked for one of the most partisan Democratic senators in Washington, and…
Paul Fishman for N.J. U.S. Atty. Well, it’s a start. There’s a lot more to come. By Farhan Daredia Main Justice WASHINGTON — After a slow start, President Obama announced his first batch of U.S. Attorneys nominations on Friday. Notable among them is Joyce Vance for the Northern District of Alabama, who will replace the…
Of all the U.S. Attorney offices, this is one of the highest profile ones in the nation. The office is going after Bernie Madoff and Wall Street. By AMIR EFRATI Wall Street Journal The Obama administration is expected to nominate Preet Bharara, who investigated the firing of eight U.S. attorneys by President George W. Bush,…
