The informant audiobook by kurt eichenwald, read by arthur morey. Aug 28, 2000 the informant is a true story about archer daniels midland adm and their alleged price fixing in a variety of agricultural markets. The key to the story is the informant himself, mark whitacre, the president of one of adms largest and most successful divisions. Kurt eichenwald talked about his book the informant. It depicts whitacres involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine pricefixing conspiracy of the mid1990s as described in the 2000.
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A pageturning true story of international scandal and corruption at the very highest levels of corporate america, this thriller unveils botched crimes, courtroom drama, suicide attempts, and an immense tangle of lies and deception. The informant is a nonfiction whitecollar crime book written by journalist kurt eichenwald and. In this gripping account unfolds one of the most captivating and bizarre tales in the history of the fbi and corporate america. The informant by kurt eichenwald penguin random house canada. The author, kurt eichenwald, has obviously done a considerable amount of research to present the details of the investigation of mark whitacre, an archer daniels midland adm executive whose greed overcame his ability to. Meticulously researched and richly told by new york times senior writer kurt eichenwald, the informant recreates the drama of the story, beginning with the secret recordings, stakeouts, and interviews with suspects and witnesses to the power struggles within adm and its boardincluding the highprofile chairman dwayne andreas, f. In the movie, the character of whitacre is portrayed as exhibiting bizarre behavior, including delusions, mania, and compulsively lying. Kurt eichenwald was an investigative reporter for the ny times, and this book is a nonfiction account of the investigation and prosecution of the executives and board of archer davis midland for the white collar crime of pricefixing. The author, kurt eichenwald, has obviously done a considerable amount of research to present the details of the investigation of mark whitacre, an archer daniels midland adm executive whose greed overcame his ability to see the ethical nature of his crime. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the informant. From his early experiences of fear and denial to his exasperating search for treatment, kurt eichenwald provides a deeply candid account of his years facing this misunderstood and often stigmatized condition. Unwillingly pressured into working as an informant against the illegal pricefixing activities of his company, whitacre gradually adopts the idea that hes a true secret agent. I read an awesome book on the weekend called, conspiracy of fools by kurt eichenwald. Jonathan harr, a civil action the informant is superb reporting in the service of a great story, one with the drama and suspense of a le carre novel.
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A true story a true story by kurt eichenwald by kurt eichenwald by kurt eichenwald. From an awardwinning new york times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspira. The informant by kurt eichenwald goodreads share book. The informant author kurt eichenwald discusses some of the situations in his book, which was released as a movie last week, during a book signing at waldenbooks in hickory point mall, forsyth. Host liane hansen speaks to investigative writer kurt eichenwald, whose book, the informant. From an awardwinning new york times investigative reporter comes a gripping account of one of the most captivating and bizarre tales in the history of the fbi and corporate america. In the informant, awardwinning investigative reporter and new york times bestselling author kurt eichenwald tells the outrageously true story of greed, corruption, and conspiracy that left the. The informant is a nonfiction whitecollar crime book written by journalist kurt eichenwald and published in 2000 by random house. Times investigative reporter comes a gripping account of one of the most captivating and bizarre tales in the history of the fbi and corporate america. And when youre done, i think youll agree that it proves the old adage, once again. Kurt eichenwald clearly did an incredible amount of research for this book, which i.
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