NY prosecutor’s office likely to plot similar course after Bharara’s firingNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s firing of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara sent shockwaves through New York, but veterans of the high-profile office expect a longstanding mission of cracking down on political corruption and Wall Street wrongdoing to remain intact. Staffed with more than one hundred career prosecutors, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office has a long history of being apolitical and pursuing a wide range of investigations into terrorism, public corruption, securities fraud and cyber crime, former prosecutors said.  Lorin Reisner, former head of the office’s criminal division from 2012 to 2014, who is now in private practice at law firm Paul Weiss, said the priorities of the office are unlikely to change, regardless of who replaces Bharara. “Generations of SDNY prosecutors have been told that their job is to do the right thing, for the right reasons, every day, in every case,” he said, using the acronym for the office, the Southern District of New York. Hanging in the balance are ongoing investigations of potential fraud at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc and its ties to a mail-order pharmacy and of two massive data breaches at Yahoo Inc, including one affecting more than one billion user accounts. The office is also investigating a major cyber heist from the Bank of Bangladesh involving funds which moved through the New York Federal Reserve bank. Bharara, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, lived up to the office’s reputation, investigating Republicans and Democrats alike. He has been overseeing a probe into Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s fundraising. “It would be tremendously difficult for any U.S. attorney to come in and politicize that office,” said Carrie Cohen, a former prosecutor who worked under Bharara and is now in private practice at Morrison & Foerster. President Donald Trump has yet to announce a replacement for Bharara or the other remaining 45 U.S. attorneys from the Obama era who were asked to step down on Friday.  U.S. attorneys are political appointees requiring confirmation by the U.S. Senate. They usually leave office when a new president is elected, although some remain for months to help with the transition.  But Bharara’s removal from office came as a surprise because  Trump had met with him after the election and indicated he would be retained. Bharara refused to resign, prompting his firing on Saturday. Whoever Trump appoints to replace Bharara will likely reflect U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session’s priorities, including a desire to crack down on violent crime and less of a focus on civil rights cases. There is growing speculation among former prosecutors and others in the legal community that Bharara’s replacement will be Marc Mukasey, a defense lawyer whose father served as attorney general under Republican President George W. Bush. Mukasey declined to comment on Sunday.  In the short-term, the office will be headed by acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim. He is a veteran of the office, returning under Bharara in 2013 as a key deputy following an earlier stint from 2000 to 2006. In between, he was a partner at the Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton law firm. A spokesman for the office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  Outside of public corruption, Bharara was perhaps best known for overseeing a wave of cases focused on insider trading. Many of the investigations were already underway when Bharara took office in August 2009. But he became the face of the crackdown, landing on the cover of Time magazine in 2012 with the headline “This man is busting Wall St.” The new U.S. attorney will have some latitude on what to focus on in the future. “Each U.S. attorney has his own order of priorities and how they see the resources of the office best used and each U.S. attorney also has the right to discontinue an investigation if they feel it’s a waste of time,” said Ben Brafman, a leading defense lawyer. Sessions has, however, already signaled a shift away from some Obama administration priorities. Unlike Bharara and his former bosses in the Obama administration, Sessions advocates trying foreign militants before military commissions instead of in civilian courts. Bharara had pushed for trials in civilian courts while Sessions has criticized that approach and vouched for the ongoing value of trying foreign defendants before military tribunals.  On civil rights, Norman Siegel, former executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said there was “growing anxiety” about the future of such cases since Bharara’s firing. politicsNews
ny prosecutor office likely plot similar course barbara firingnew reuters the trump administration firing manhattan attorney greet barbara sent shockwaves new york veterans office expect longstanding mission cracking political corruption wall street wrongdoing remain intact staffed one hundred career prosecutors manhattan attorney office long history political pursuing wide range investigations terrorism public corruption securities fraud cyber crime former prosecutors said login register former head office criminal division private practice law firm paul weiss said priorities office unlikely change regardless replaces barbara generations sony prosecutors told job right thing right reasons every day every case said using acronym office southern district new york hanging balance ongoing investigations potential fraud valiant pharmaceuticals international inc ties pharmacy two massive data breaches yahoo inc including one affecting one billion user accounts the office also investigating major cyber heist bank bangladesh involving funds moved new york federal reserve bank barbara appointed president barack obama lived office reputation investigating republicans democrats alike he overseeing probe democratic new york city mayor bill de basis fundraising it would tremendously difficult attorney come politician office said carrie cohen former prosecutor worked barbara private practice morrison forester president donald trump yet announce replacement barbara remaining attorneys obama era asked step friday attorneys political appointees requiring confirmation senate they usually leave office new president elected although remain months help transition but barbara removal office came surprise trump met election indicated would retained barbara refused resign prompting firing saturday whoever trump appoints replace barbara likely reflect attorney general jeff session priorities including desire crack violent crime less focus civil rights cases there growing speculation among former prosecutors others legal community barbara replacement marc mukasey defense lawyer whose father served attorney general republican president george bush mukasey declined comment sunday in office headed acting attorney joon kim he veteran office returning barbara key deputy following earlier stint in partner clear gottlieb seen hamilton law firm a spokesman office immediately respond request comment outside public corruption barbara perhaps best known overseeing wave cases focused insider trading many investigations already underway barbara took office august but became face crackdown landing cover time magazine headline this man busting wall the new attorney latitude focus future each attorney order priorities see resources office best used attorney also right discontinue investigation feel waste time said ben batman leading defense lawyer sessions however already signaled shift away obama administration priorities unlike barbara former bosses obama administration sessions advocates trying foreign militants military commissions instead civilian courts barbara pushed trials civilian courts sessions criticized approach touched ongoing value trying foreign defendants military tribunals on civil rights norman siege former executive director new york civil liberties union said growing anxiety future cases since barbara firing politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: NY prosecutor’s office likely to plot similar course after Bharara’s firingNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s firing of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara sent shockwaves through New York, but veterans of the high-profile office expect a longstanding mission of cracking down on political corruption and Wall Street wrongdoing to remain intact. Staffed with more than one hundred career prosecutors, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office has a long history of being apolitical and pursuing a wide range of investigations into terrorism, public corruption, securities fraud and cyber crime, former prosecutors said.  Lorin Reisner, former head of the office’s criminal division from 2012 to 2014, who is now in private practice at law firm Paul Weiss, said the priorities of the office are unlikely to change, regardless of who replaces Bharara. “Generations of SDNY prosecutors have been told that their job is to do the right thing, for the right reasons, every day, in every case,” he said, using the acronym for the office, the Southern District of New York. Hanging in the balance are ongoing investigations of potential fraud at Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc and its ties to a mail-order pharmacy and of two massive data breaches at Yahoo Inc, including one affecting more than one billion user accounts. The office is also investigating a major cyber heist from the Bank of Bangladesh involving funds which moved through the New York Federal Reserve bank. Bharara, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, lived up to the office’s reputation, investigating Republicans and Democrats alike. He has been overseeing a probe into Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s fundraising. “It would be tremendously difficult for any U.S. attorney to come in and politicize that office,” said Carrie Cohen, a former prosecutor who worked under Bharara and is now in private practice at Morrison & Foerster. President Donald Trump has yet to announce a replacement for Bharara or the other remaining 45 U.S. attorneys from the Obama era who were asked to step down on Friday.  U.S. attorneys are political appointees requiring confirmation by the U.S. Senate. They usually leave office when a new president is elected, although some remain for months to help with the transition.  But Bharara’s removal from office came as a surprise because  Trump had met with him after the election and indicated he would be retained. Bharara refused to resign, prompting his firing on Saturday. Whoever Trump appoints to replace Bharara will likely reflect U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session’s priorities, including a desire to crack down on violent crime and less of a focus on civil rights cases. There is growing speculation among former prosecutors and others in the legal community that Bharara’s replacement will be Marc Mukasey, a defense lawyer whose father served as attorney general under Republican President George W. Bush. Mukasey declined to comment on Sunday.  In the short-term, the office will be headed by acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim. He is a veteran of the office, returning under Bharara in 2013 as a key deputy following an earlier stint from 2000 to 2006. In between, he was a partner at the Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton law firm. A spokesman for the office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  Outside of public corruption, Bharara was perhaps best known for overseeing a wave of cases focused on insider trading. Many of the investigations were already underway when Bharara took office in August 2009. But he became the face of the crackdown, landing on the cover of Time magazine in 2012 with the headline “This man is busting Wall St.” The new U.S. attorney will have some latitude on what to focus on in the future. “Each U.S. attorney has his own order of priorities and how they see the resources of the office best used and each U.S. attorney also has the right to discontinue an investigation if they feel it’s a waste of time,” said Ben Brafman, a leading defense lawyer. Sessions has, however, already signaled a shift away from some Obama administration priorities. Unlike Bharara and his former bosses in the Obama administration, Sessions advocates trying foreign militants before military commissions instead of in civilian courts. Bharara had pushed for trials in civilian courts while Sessions has criticized that approach and vouched for the ongoing value of trying foreign defendants before military tribunals.  On civil rights, Norman Siegel, former executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said there was “growing anxiety” about the future of such cases since Bharara’s firing. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: ny prosecutor office likely plot similar course barbara firingnew reuters the trump administration firing manhattan attorney greet barbara sent shockwaves new york veterans office expect longstanding mission cracking political corruption wall street wrongdoing remain intact staffed one hundred career prosecutors manhattan attorney office long history political pursuing wide range investigations terrorism public corruption securities fraud cyber crime former prosecutors said login register former head office criminal division private practice law firm paul weiss said priorities office unlikely change regardless replaces barbara generations sony prosecutors told job right thing right reasons every day every case said using acronym office southern district new york hanging balance ongoing investigations potential fraud valiant pharmaceuticals international inc ties pharmacy two massive data breaches yahoo inc including one affecting one billion user accounts the office also investigating major cyber heist bank bangladesh involving funds moved new york federal reserve bank barbara appointed president barack obama lived office reputation investigating republicans democrats alike he overseeing probe democratic new york city mayor bill de basis fundraising it would tremendously difficult attorney come politician office said carrie cohen former prosecutor worked barbara private practice morrison forester president donald trump yet announce replacement barbara remaining attorneys obama era asked step friday attorneys political appointees requiring confirmation senate they usually leave office new president elected although remain months help transition but barbara removal office came surprise trump met election indicated would retained barbara refused resign prompting firing saturday whoever trump appoints replace barbara likely reflect attorney general jeff session priorities including desire crack violent crime less focus civil rights cases there growing speculation among former prosecutors others legal community barbara replacement marc mukasey defense lawyer whose father served attorney general republican president george bush mukasey declined comment sunday in office headed acting attorney joon kim he veteran office returning barbara key deputy following earlier stint in partner clear gottlieb seen hamilton law firm a spokesman office immediately respond request comment outside public corruption barbara perhaps best known overseeing wave cases focused insider trading many investigations already underway barbara took office august but became face crackdown landing cover time magazine headline this man busting wall the new attorney latitude focus future each attorney order priorities see resources office best used attorney also right discontinue investigation feel waste time said ben batman leading defense lawyer sessions however already signaled shift away obama administration priorities unlike barbara former bosses obama administration sessions advocates trying foreign militants military commissions instead civilian courts barbara pushed trials civilian courts sessions criticized approach touched ongoing value trying foreign defendants military tribunals on civil rights norman siege former executive director new york civil liberties union said growing anxiety future cases since barbara firing politicsnews