Is America's toughest prosecutor acting on the Clinton Foundation? - Preet Bharara ..

Is America's toughest prosecutor acting on the Clinton Foundation? Preet Bharara, scourge of corrupt NY pols, Is America's toughest prosecutor acting on the Clinton Foundation? Preet Bharara, scourge of corrupt NY pols, 'investigating' family charity

• In New York City, where the charity is based, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, is reportedly probing the investigation
• The prosecutor made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases
• He's taken down Bernie Madoff associates, state senators and a New York Assembly speaker and forced big banks to pay large fines
• Clinton Foundation donations have caused heartburn for Hillary Clinton as she pursues the Oval Office

By Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:34 GMT, 12 August 2016 | Updated: 00:18 GMT, 13 August 2016

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Hillary Clinton escaped prosecution for her conduct during her tenure at the State Department - her family's foundation may not be so fortunate.

The FBI has multiple investigations on the books involving the Clinton Foundation, according to The Daily Caller.

The one in New York City, where the charity is based, is reportedly headed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, a prosecutor who made a name for himself in the midst of the the financial crisis by acting on fraud and public corruption cases, is reportedly probing the Clinton Foundation

That the United States Attorney's office in the Southern District of New York is chasing the case could spell trouble for the Clintons.

An official who spoke to The Daily Caller said an investigation by Bharara's office 'would be seen by agents as a positive development as prosecutors there are generally thought to be more aggressive than the career lawyers within the DOJ.'

Bharara's pursuit of insider trading cases beginning in 2009 earned him a Time magazine cover and the title of 'top cop' to Wall Street.

His office twice forced Citibank to pay substantial sums in 2012 and 2014 for pushing risky loans. In 2012 it also pursued, and won, a mortgage-fraud case against Bank of America.

Several of Bernie Madoff's associates we convicted as a result of Bharara's office's work. Madoff's bank, JPMorgan, forfeited $1.7 billion in a separate settlement.

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Is America's toughest prosecutor acting on the Clinton Foundation? - Preet Bharara ..