Wall Street Set for New Prosecutor as Schumer Vets Biden Pick

At least seven veteran financial-crimes lawyers are in the running to be President Joe Biden’s top law enforcement official in Manhattan, a role that includes prosecuting Wall Street’s wrongdoers.

Initial interviews have begun to fill the role of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, arguably the most important Justice Department job outside of Washington, according to several people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the process isn’t public. Previous office-holders, including James Comey and Preet Bharara, built national reputations by prosecuting figures like Martha Stewart, Raj Rajaratnam and Bernard ...