The Informant Is Back At Work

Posted by kdawson on Sunday September 27, 2009 @01:34PM from the supermarket-to-the-world dept.

theodp writes "Fortune catches up with former ADM exec and whistleblower Mark Whitacre, who talks about watching his life on screen in the dark comedy, The Informant!. Among other things, Whitacre apologizes to Fortune for duping the magazine in a 1995 interview when his bipolar-fueled compulsive lying was in its full glory. Thanks to a Ph.D. he earned from Cornell in nutritional biochemistry, and an understanding CEO who was involved in prison ministry, Whitacre is now COO of Cypress Systems, where he's been working since spending nine years in prison for embezzlement. And yes, his wife really did stand by him through the wild ride."

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Re:Listen to This American Life podcast on Whitacr by TheModelEskimo · 2009-09-27 14:50 · Score: 1, Troll

Amazing that there were podcasts NINE years ago.
Re:Your point? by syousef · 2009-09-27 15:51 · Score: 1, Troll

He helped the FBI to expose the price-fixing scheme of his company and served his time. Assuming someone is inspecting his work, what more do you want from the guy?
Maybe repay the people he ripped off? I know. Completely unreasonable isn't it.

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