Today marks the 10th anniversary of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, a law passed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (A legislative history on how the law got passed, written by Samuel Rubenfeld as a college student, is available here.)
In this Q/A, Michael Zeldin, principal of the forensic and dispute services practice at Deloitte, discusses how the landmark law moved the Earth on money-laundering compliance and enforcement. This conversation has been edited and shortened for clarity.
