The U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York filled several top leadership positions within the office’s criminal division, including co-chiefs of a newly created Complex Frauds Unit, the Manhattan-based office announced today.

Preet Bharara (DOJ)

Preet Bharara also named heads of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, General Crimes Unit, International Narcotics Trafficking Unit, and Organized Crime Unit. The new Complex Frauds Unit was established to investigate large-scale frauds and cyber crimes.

More biographical info on the new chiefs can be found here.

They are:

Anirudh Bansal:

-New Post: Complex Frauds Unit co-chief

-Previous Post: International Narcotics Trafficking Unit chief

Jonathan Kolodner:

-New Post: Complex Frauds Unit co-chief

-Previous Post: Criminal division acting deputy chief and Organized Crime Unit acting deputy chief

Christopher L. Garcia:

-New Post: Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force deputy chief

-Old Post: Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force prosecutor

Anjan Sahni:

-New Post: International Narcotics Trafficking Unit chief

-Old Post: International Narcotics Trafficking Unit deputy chief

Jocelyn E. Strauber:

-New Post: International Narcotics Trafficking Unit deputy chief

-Old Post: International Narcotics Trafficking Unit prosecutor

Jennifer G. Rodgers:

-New Post: Organized Crime Unit deputy chief

-Old Post: General Crimes Unit chief

Joan M. Loughnane:

-New Post: General Crimes Unit co-chief

-Old Post: Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force and violent crimes unit prosecutor

Stephen J. Ritchin:

-New Post: General Crimes Unit co-chief

-Old Post: Major Crimes Unit chief

More biographical info on the new chiefs can be found here.

The office’s criminal division is led by Richard B. Zabel, who recently recused himself from the Bernie Madoff financial fraud investigation because his father, William D. Zabel, represents a potential prosecution target. Read our previous report on Zabel here. Also, read about previous promotions Bharara made here.