Todd Heisler/The New York Times

Preet Bharara, five years into his tenure as United States attorney for the Southern District of New York.

In Five Years, a Federal Prosecutor Has Taken On Terrorism, Corruption and Cuomo

By BENJAMIN WEISER and BEN PROTESS

During his tenure as the United States attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara has embraced the media spotlight while fighting attempts to politicize justice.