Federal Prosecutor Gets Rock Star Treatment – In Turkey

A New York federal prosecutor has become something of a rock star in Turkey, after arresting a businessman accused of corruption in that country. After Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara tweeted that Reza Zarrab would “soon face American justice” for allegedly conspiring to evade U.S. economic sanctions against Iran, his Twitter following grew from several thousand to a quarter of a million people. Bharara has been offered shish kebab, Turkish carpets, and Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter, who is Turkish, tweeted a picture of himself wearing a jersey with Bharara’s name on it. Bharara’s response: “Well, I do love shish kebab but I don’t think I can accept gifts just for doing my job.” That message was retweeted more than 38,000 times.