After law school , McCarthy joined the US Attorney 's Office for the Southern District of New York as a paralegal . In 1996 he was rehired a prosecutor at the Southern District in 1986 and worked directly with then US Attorney for the district , Rudy Giuliani , whom he later credited for inspiring his career . McCarthy achieved renown in 1995 for leading the successful prosecution of Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman and eleven others for planning and carrying out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the planning of a series of further attacks against New York City landmarks . McCarthy led the satellite office of the Southern District , in White Plains , New York , for five years , where he contributed to the prosecutions of terrorists who bombed United States embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
1993 World Trade Center bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
Andrew C. McCarthy