580n, 581n
412–13, 422, 592n, 594n
life story of, 38, 251, 375, 574n
Future Health Technologies (Biomar)
lysine microbe and, 284–85
and, 438, 501–2, 539, 544–45, 545n,
media stories and, 331, 333, 334,
597n, 600n, 602n
342–43, 473, 401–3, 410, 411, 437,
Ginger (wife) and, 39–40, 46–47, 49,
448–49, 451–52
116, 174, 207–8, 314, 561, 574n,
meets Weatherall, 83–85, 578n
593n
Miami ruse, 200
groundskeeper Williams and, 124, 143
Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud (419
Hawaii meeting, 211–27
Fraud) and, 431–33, 458, 466–67,
Hong Kong bank account, 379
512–18
house of (the Old Homestead), 37–38,
Page, David, and, 165, 372, 440,
48, 65, 66, 97, 124
519–20, 584n, 593n
Hulse, Sid and, 89–90, 92–93, 95,
plan for lysine price war, 94–96, 101,
428–35, 542–44, 579n
103, 128, 141, 579n
indictments, 506, 528, 534
plea arrangements and final sentencing
as informant, 61–65, 116–17, 123–24,
agreements, 524–26, 535–36, 539–42,
125–28, 138–39, 147, 164–65, 197,
546–49
206–7, 211–27, 250–52, 358–59,
as president of ADM Bioproducts
577n
Division, 12, 15, 19
as informant, backing off, 84–88,
price-fixing at ADM and, 51–53, 65–71,
91–94, 99–100, 125, 141, 234–37,
128, 132–36
579n
price-fixing trial and conviction, 551–57,
as informant, contacting FBI signal, 70,
603n
74, 83, 91
prosecution of by DOJ, 363–64, 371,
as informant, compensation, 175–76,
373–80, 381–82, 392–93, 395,
262, 273, 335, 585n
415–23, 447–48, 506, 527–28,
as informant, motivation, 68–69, 230,
594n
285–86
psychiatric problems and treatment,
irrational beliefs of, 261–62, 288–89,
387–90, 396–97, 409, 449, 450, 494,
329–30, 334
524, 525, 528, 530–33, 534, 541, 560,
Japanese industrial sabotage and
597n, 601n
extortion story, 17–19, 36–37, 38–39,
purchase of recording device, 203–4
40, 41–43, 89, 112–14, 124, 537–38,
purported threat to daughter, 43–45,
574n, 575n
64–65, 575n, 577n
June 27, 1995, FBI interview, Country
Randall taping, 118–20, 131–36, 580n,
Club of Decatur, 1–4, 569n
582n
June 27, 1995, FBI meeting, Holiday
Richter and, 455–60, 461–63, 597n,
Inn, 6–7, 569n
598n
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Williams, Rusty, 124, 143, 382–86, 594n
removal from ADM, 322–23, 324,
Wilson, Terrance “Terry”
591n
appearance, 2
sentence in price-fixing case, 558, 558n
character and personality, 66
September 10, 1992, meeting at ADM
Hawaii meeting, 213, 215–16, 219–20,
with Ajinomoto executives, 12–16,
221–25
570n, 571n
indictments, 506, 528
severance agreement, 326, 331,
June 27, 1995, FBI subpoena, Country
592n–593n
Club of Decatur, 2–4, 293, 296
Sommer, Kuno, and, 243–44, 247–48,
lawyer for, 317, 439–40
250, 259
plea deal nixed by, 439–40, 509
suicide attempts, 382–86, 390–91, 394,
price-fixing at ADM and, 66–67, 68,
545–46, 603n
110, 132–36, 147, 150–57, 162,
Swiss bank accounts, 394, 403, 406,
178–80, 224–25, 244–58, 480, 504,
417, 419, 421, 443, 458, 496, 517,
580n, 583n, 587n, 588n
520
retirement, 523
tapes made by, and wire worn by, 7–8,
sentence, 558, 558n
70–71, 74–78, 109–12, 128, 131–36,
September 10, 1992, meeting at ADM
143–44, 150–58, 167–70, 177,
with Ajinomoto executives, 13–16,
178–80, 183–85, 189, 208, 209–27,
571n
259, 577n, 578n, 582n, 586n
taping of, 131–36, 150–57, 244–50,
taping of FBI by, 177, 228, 585n
582n, 583n
videotaped meetings and, 144–47,
Tokyo meeting, December 8, 1993,
149–50, 188–97, 209–27
204–6, 586n
WAND News interview, 493–94
trial and conviction, 551–57
wealth and income, 65, 97, 173, 397
Whitacre and, 66
witness tampering, 460, 461–63, 598n
Wittenburg, Bonnie, 479
in Zurich, 252–53, 588n
Worthington, Ed, 31–32, 381, 383, 399,
Widmar, Joseph, 255, 283
574n
Williams & Connolly, 314, 330, 392,
Fraud division memo to curtail
399–401, 411–12, 428, 451–52, 593n,
investigation and, 470–71
595n. S ee also Daniel, Aubrey
ADM plea negotiations and settlement,
507–11, 521–23
Y
antitrust case and, 453–54
Yamada, Kazutoshi, 163, 178, 179–80,
antitrust deal offered and refused by
472
DOJ, 487
Hong Kong, price-fixing evidence given
Edward Bennett Williams Building,
to DOJ, 503–5
407
indictment, 528, 603n
fees, alleged, 485
price-fixing trial and convictions,
investigators retained by and Whitacre
551–57, 603n
revelations, 400
videotaped meeting Whitacre, Andreas,
Lamet Vov and, 474, 485
Ikeda, 190–97, 200–201, 302
Richter deal offered, 435–36
Yamamoto, Masaru “Massy”
Swiss leaks and, 498–99, 499n, 600n
Atlanta price-fixing meeting, January,
Williams, Edward Bennett, 314
1995, 264, 589n
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Hawaii meeting, 213, 215–16, 227,
Z
587n
Zaideman, Bob, 326–27, 371, 374–80,
Hoech, David, and, 141, 474, 599n
409
plea offer to DOJ, 503, 600n
Zenner, Sheldon, 428–35, 542–44
price-fixing and, 143–44, 163, 170
Zurich, Switzerland
taped conversation with Whitacre,
Briel, Daniel, and, 252–53, 403, 588n
76–78, 577n
District Attorney’s Office, investigation,
videotaped meeting with Whitacre,
394, 409–10, 559, 594n
144–47, 149
Triet, Fridolin, 394, 410, 498, 498–99,
Whitacre and, 131
499n
Yeltsin,
Boris, 26
Whitacre bank accounts, 394, 403, 406,
Yonker, Terry, 383–85
417, 419, 421, 443, 458, 496
Yu, Steven, 2, 4, 296
Whitacre visits, 252–53, 588n
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Table of Contents
BOOK ONE VERGE OF
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
BOOK TWO
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
BOOK THREE NOTHING SIMPLE
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
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