The informant from an awardwinning new york times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracywhich left the fbi and justice department counting on the cooperation of one man. It documents the mid1990s lysine pricefixing conspiracy case and the involvement of archer daniels midland executive mark whitacre, inspiring a film adaptation starring matt damon as whitacre. It depicts whitacres involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine pricefixing conspiracy of the mid1990s as described in the 2000. Eichenwald s gripping, immediate style and true tolife dialogue puts readers at the heart of these historic events, from the oval office to number 10 downing street. In his 2000 book, the informant, kurt eichenwald, a former the new york times reporter, portrays whitacre as a complex figure. I guarantee itll keep you reading late into the night. 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. The informant a true story by kurt eichenwald broadway books. The informant is a nonfiction whitecollar crime book written by journalist kurt eichenwald and. The subject of kurt eichenwalds previous book, the informant. This real, live nephew of his uncle sam grew up to become an fbi agent, spending his first six years of service in new york city. Worst of all, he gives false stories to the media about being forced to destroy evidence by the fbi.
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From an awardwinning new york times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracywhich left the fbi and justice department counting on the cooperation of one man. The author wisely chooses to tell the story through the eyes of agents assigned to. The story revolves around a covert fbi investigation into a massive global price fixing scheme involving a number of companies, chief among which is a highly profitable. Kurt eichenwald books list of books by author kurt. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. He returned to his home state in 1983, assigned as the sole agent in decatur. Burns, the film stars matt damon as the titular informant named mark whitacre, as well as scott bakula, joel mchale and melanie lynskey. In vivid, you arethere detail, eichenwald tells the incredible true story of how. Download the informant a true story in pdf and epub formats for free. Kurt eichenwald, a seasoned whitecollarcrime reporter for the new york times, opens his gripping book with a quote from pirandellos six characters in search of an author, the first clue that truth would prove to be a slippery customer in this andmark case. The subject of kurt eichenwald s previous book, the informant, seemed unlikely to fire the imagination. Kurt eichenwald transforms the unbelievable story of the enron scandal into a riproaring narrative of epic proportions, taking readers behind every closed doorfrom the oval office to the executive suites, from the highest reaches of the justice department to the homes and bedrooms of the top officers. They pulled into mick andreass driveway, stopping just past the entryway to the large, two story stone house.
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A true story kurt eichenwald from an awardwinning new york times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracywhich left the fbi and justice department counting on the cooperation of one man. This incredibly true tale of mark whitacre, a corporate executive, turning in his. Host liane hansen speaks to investigative writer kurt eichenwald, whose book, the informant. This book most reminded me of too big to fail, another great book that covered a subsequent event, the financial crisis you may have heard of the collapse of. Kurt eichenwald talked about his book the informant. A true story 9780767903264 by eichenwald, kurt and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
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