Michael Zeldin

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Michael Zeldin
EducationB.A. Binghamton University
J.D. George Washington University Law School
L.L.M. Georgetown University Law Center
Known forCNN legal analyst
Spouse(s)Amy Rudnick
Children2
Parent(s)Beverly and Benjamin Zeldin

Michael Zeldin (born May 12, 1951) is an American attorney and CNN legal analyst. He is a retired principal with the firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in Washington, D.C. He was the global leader of the firm's anti-money laundering and economic and trade sanctions practice. [1]

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Biography

Zeldin is the son of Beverly and Benjamin Zeldin. [2] He graduated in 1973 from Binghamton University. He completed his J.D. at the George Washington University Law School in 1976 and his LLM at the Georgetown University Law Center in 1982. Zeldin was an E. Barrett Prettyman Fellow at Georgetown. [1]

Binghamton University university

The State University of New York at Binghamton, commonly referred to as Binghamton University and SUNY Binghamton, is a public research university with campuses in Binghamton, Vestal, and Johnson City, New York, United States. It is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. As of Fall 2018, 17,768 undergraduate and graduate students attend the university. The Vestal campus is listed as a census-designated place, with a residential population of 6,177 as of the 2010 Census.

George Washington University Law School law school in Washington, D.C. USA

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Georgetown University Law Center law school of Georgetown University

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He is married to Amy Rudnick. [3] [4] They have two children. [4] [5]

Career

At the Department of Justice, Zeldin was the Deputy Chief of the Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section, Chief of the Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Office, and Special Counsel for Money Laundering Matters, Criminal Division. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet Michael Zeldin". deloitte.com. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. "Zeldin, Benjamin". New York Times. November 11, 1999.
  3. The New Haven Register: Obituary "David Rudnick" May 16, 2014
  4. 1 2 Connecticut Jewish Ledger: "Lila (Ment) Rudnick, 85, of Orange" July 27, 2015
  5. "LILA (Ment) Rudnick". The New Haven Register. July 31, 2015.