Word: moles
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...years had carried hidden tape recorders and cooperated with the fbi in an investigation into price fixing at the giant Archer Daniels Midland Co., decide to take his own life? Whitacre was certainly under pressure. ADM lashed out at him after the executive surfaced as an fbi mole in June, accusing him of stealing at least $2.5 million from the company. Was the suicide attempt a sign that he was guilty? Or was it the despairing act of a fast-track executive who had been branded a traitor by colleagues, hounded by reporters, faced with anonymous threats and fired from...
...keep it in mind. As a result, Whitacre spent four hours talking to attorney John Dowd, whom ADM had hired. The next morning, Whitacre said in his magazine account, "someone at ADM called me and said, 'Hey, Dwayne told me your attorney just told him that you're the mole. You're the one who caused all this.' " (Dowd has said Whitacre okayed notifying ADM about his role as an informant...
...heir apparent was leading a double life. To his colleagues, Whitacre was a dedicated company man who supervised a fast-growing division that extracts profitable nutrients like vitamins from grain. But he also served as an FBI mole in an investigation of possible price-fixing at the firm. According to a story broken last week by the Wall Street Journal, Whitacre alerted federal authorities to possible collusion between ADM and other companies in 1992, and was outfitted with a briefcase with a hidden recorder. Since then, the Journal said, the FBI has collected audio- and videotapes of hundreds of meetings...
...Mark Hulkower, who has successfully prosecuted the Ameses for the government, represented the U.S. Attorney's office. The only person from the CIA was Jeanne Vertefeuille. Ames was brought in, handcuffed. He spotted Vertefeuille right away. He knew she was on the task force that had tracked him down. Mole hunter and quarry were finally face-to-face...
...Ames explained how worried he was in late 1985 and early 1986 when the Soviets so swiftly arrested the agents he had betrayed. He had talked to the KGB in Rome about it and said that the sudden loss of agents might lead the CIA to look for a mole and jeopardize his safety. The Soviets had asked, What can we do to help you? Is there anyone you can blame? They suggested that if Ames provided the name of another CIA officer, then the KGB would plant clues that the innocent person was the mole. The officer would...