The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald

Video

October 25, 1993, Irvine California
In a meeting between executives of ADM and Ajinomoto, the two sides begin illegally dividing up the market for a product they produce.
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October 25, 1993, Irvine
Concerned that one of his secret recording devices is making a noise, Mark Whitacre, the cooperating witness with the FBI, checks it in the middle of the group.
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October 25, 1993, Irvine
The two sides start hammering out a final deal that they hope the other competitors will accept.
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March 10, 1994, Hawaii
During an illegal meeting, a fake agenda for a bogus industry association is handed out. The executives discuss how this can be used as cover for their illicit activities.
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March 10, 1994, Hawaii
All of the companies agree for the first time on how to split the market between them.
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March 10, 1994, Hawaii
Terry Wilson of ADM explains to the assembled executives that their customers are not their friends, their competitors are.
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Photos

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