Photo Gallery
Dwayne Andreas. From humble beginnings as the fourth son of an Iowa
farm family, he parlayed political contributions into influence that
reached governments around the world.
Photo: Phil Jacobs/Decatur Herald & Review
Mark Whitacre. A golden-boy executive whose admissions to the FBI set
off a global investigation, he alternated between reluctance and enthusiasm
in his cooperation.
Photo: Charles Osgood/Chicago Tribune
Ginger Whitacre. She urged her husband Mark to tell the FBI about the
corporate conspiracies, threatening to disclose the wrongdoing herself if
he resisted.
Michael "Mick" Andreas. The ADM vice-chairman seemed sure to take the
reins of the company from his father, Dwayne, until his own criminal
activity was discovered.
Photo: Associated Press
Brian Shepard. At first concerned about being the case agent for the
sprawling investigation, he became Whitacre's primary FBI handler for
almost three years.
Photo: Kelly J. Huff
Robert Herndon. A young FBI Special Agent with a background in
white-collar cases, he became an expert on the secret recordings from
Harvest King.
Photo: Roy Inman
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