A
rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM),
Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his
company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI,
Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and
handed a promotion. But before all that can happen, the FBI needs
evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden
tape recorder in his briefcase, imagining himself as a kind of de facto
secret agent. Unfortunately for the FBI, their lead witness
hasn’t been quite so forthcoming about helping himself to the
corporate coffers. Whitacre’s ever-changing account
frustrates the agents and threatens the case against ADM as it becomes
almost impossible to decipher what is real and what is the product of
Whitacre’s rambling imagination. Based on the true story of
the highest-ranking corporate whistleblower in U.S. history.
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