In this first of a two-part conversation, Sam sits down with Mark Whitacre, the highest-level corporate executive in U.S. history to work as an undercover FBI informant and whistleblower. For 3 years in the mid-1990s, Mark acted as a cooperating witness for the FBI, investigating Archer Daniels Midland, where Mark was the president of the BioProducts division and had been involved in price-fixing schemes. Listen in as Mark shares the story of how he got wrapped up in white collar crime before approaching the FBI as a whistleblower, and the stress that followed as an FBI informant.

To read more about Mark Whitacre, visit markwhitacre.com where you will also be able to access the documentary referenced in this episode at https://www.markwhitacre.com/discovery.html

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