The US Attorney is widely believed to be loosely based on Preet Bharara. This is a good recent profile: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/09/the-man-wh

The US Attorney is widely believed to be loosely based on Preet Bharara. This is a good recent profile: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/09/the-man-who-terrifies-wall-street http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/09/the-man-who-ter...