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Dec 12, 2023 · The movie ‘The Informant’ was based on the book of the same name that chronicled a major lysine price-fixing conspiracy that took place in the mid-1990s. Mark Whitacre decided to whistleblow on the entire operation as a Divisional President for the American company Archer Daniels Midland. Whitacre initially agreed to act as an informant for ...
The Informant! is a 2009 American biographical crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie Lynskey. It depicts Whitacre's involvement as a whistleblower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of ...
The Informant: A True Story. The Informant: A True Story is a nonfiction white-collar crime book written by journalist Kurt Eichenwald and published in 2000 by Random House. [1] It documents the mid-1990s lysine price-fixing conspiracy case and the involvement of Archer Daniels Midland executive Mark Whitacre, inspiring a 2009 film adaptation ...
- Kurt Eichenwald
- 2000
Sep 20, 2009 · The new movie is based on his book, "The Informant: A True Story." And he joins us from the studios of Cake Mix Recording in Dallas, Texas. Welcome to the program.
As a result of Whitacre's evidence and after two years of work, the FBI launches a massive raid on ADM, seizing files and computers. Whitacre, in an effort to avoid casting suspicion on him as the informant, is confronted by the FBI in a restaurant with fellow executive Terry. The FBI advises Whitacre to tell his company that he is cooperating ...
The Informant!: Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Matt Damon, Lucas McHugh Carroll, Eddie Jemison, Rusty Schwimmer. The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.
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The Informant! was a Nationwide release in 2009 on Friday, September 18, 2009 in around 2,505 theaters. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Jennifer's Body , Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Love Happens .
