The first woman u. S. Attorney for the Southern District of new york, white led prosecution teams that convicted mob boss john gotti, a vicious mob killer who had escaped prosecution by tampering with juries. White kept her jury anonymous and sequestered. She built the best set of terrorism prosecutors in america, convicting the blind sheik for conspiracy to bomb the United Nations and other new york landmarks. She also convicted ramsey youseff for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. And she was on osama bin ladens trail before anyone, indicting the al qaeda leader for the deaths of 18 u. S. Soldiers in somalia in 1993, charges that later included the 1998 bombings embassies in kenya and tanzania. So id say thats a pretty good run. You dont want to mess with mary jo. Mary jo does not intimidate easily. And thats important. Because she has a big job ahead of her. The s. E. C. Played a Critical Role in protecting our Financial System during the worst of the financial crisis, but theres