Todd Newman—the man who broke Preet Bharara’s perfect insider-trading conviction streak—admits he was likely a challenging client.

“Very much, very much,” Newman responded when asked if he considered himself “high maintenance” during the 16 months between the announcement of charges by former Southern District U.S. Attorney Bharara in United States v. Newman, 1:12-cr-00121, and his sentencing by Southern District Judge Richard Sullivan following his insider trading conviction in December 2013.