Andrew Weissmann is known as an American Attorney who became the chief of the criminal fraud section of the U.S. Department of Justice in 2015. After the completion of his tenure as the chief of the criminal fraud section, he was appointed to a management role on the 2017 special counsel team headed by Robert Mueller.
His investigation on the Enron scandal is highly appreciated which resulted in pulling threads to prosecute more than 30 people including three of Enron’s top executives. In 2020 he has again turned some heads after releasing a book, “Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation.”
Andrew Weissmann Quick Facts
| Name | Andrew Weissmann |
| Age | 62 |
| Birthday | 17th March 1958 |
| Height | 5 feet and 8 inches |
| Weight | 70 KG |
| @andrew.weissmann.35 | |
| Married | N/A |
| Wife | N/A |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Net Worth | $50 Million |
| Profession | Former Attorney, Professor, writer |
Andrew Weissmann Wiki Biography
Andrew A. Weissmann was born on 17th March of 1958 making him 62 years old as of late 2020. He is an American national as he was born in New York City, United States of America. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He is approximately 5 feet and 8 inches tall and weighs about 70 kilograms.
Andrew Weissmann is a Distinguished Senior Fellow with the center on the Administration of Criminal Law. widely known as the chief of the criminal fraud section of the U.S. Department of Justice where he worked from 2015.
Andrew Weissmann appointment to a management role headed by Robert Mueller on the 2017 special counsel team is also considered remarkable. After completion it in 2019, he got into public service projects. Besides all this, he has also got into teaching and writing.
Andrew Weissmann Parents / Family / Siblings
He was born and raised in New York by his parents but any information about his parents is not known until now. He has credited his family for love and support but little is known about his parents.
Similarly, there are not any details about his siblings or his partner/wife and any kids.
Is Andrew Weissmann Married, Who Is His Wife?
Just like about his parents, Andrew has not shared any information about his current relationship status. It seems like he likes to keep his personal life more private therefore any news on him dating anyone or getting married has not been found. As soon as the information about his relationship is found; if there is any, it will be updated soon.
Andrew Weissmann Net Worth / Salary
It is found that Andrew received an annual salary of about one hundred and eighty-seven thousand dollars during his career as an attorney. Besides that, he has been involved in many other places and made quite a lot of money from teaching to working in other government organizations, teaching, and his private business.
Altogether from all the places, he is estimated to have a net worth of almost as much as fifty million US dollars. His primary source of income is his career as an attorney. Now that he has also published his book, we can expect him to write more and make more connections to work and make more wealth. Although he has been able to accumulate a good fortune, he prefers to lead a modest lifestyle and not be flashy.
Andrew Weissman Education and Career
Andrew went to Princeton University and got a bachelor’s degree in Arts in 1980. After that, he followed his Fullbright scholarship to the University of Geneva to attend and graduate from Columbia Law school in Juris Doctor in 1984. Then, he clerked for Judge Eugene Nickerson in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
He has worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York from 1991 to 2002. He was deputy director appointed by George W. Bush before his Enron scandal investigation.
He worked as a special counsel with Mueller in 2005. He got into the private sector after that and later again in 2011 returned to the FBI serving as General Counsel under Mueller. He got promoted to the head of the criminal fraud section at the Department of Justice from 2015 to 2017. Andrew also taught at NYU School of Law, Fordham Law School, and Brooklyn Law School. Andrew joined Special Counsel Mueller’s team to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections on 19th June 2017. In 2019 it was said that he would leave the Justice Department soon to become a faculty member at New York University and work on public service projects.
However, he joined MSNBC as a legal analyst and again left it to return to Jenner and Block as co-chair of investigations, compliance, and defense practice. Tired from his decade’s long work he wrote a book titled Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation and published it on 29th September of 2020. He has tried to include all his works including the investigation of Trump over Russian interference before the 2015 election.
