By Benjamin Harvey, Bloomberg News
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has become an instant celebrity in Turkey after announcing charges against an Iranian gold trader at the center of a corruption scandal snuffed out under Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“Reza Zarrab to soon face American justice in a Manhattan courtroom,” Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on Twitter late Monday. Followers of his account have surged to more than 50,000 from fewer than 12,000 before his tweet.
Zarrab, who also has Turkish citizenship, faces up to 30 years in prison for bank fraud, 20 years ...
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