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Mark Whitacre

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (May 1, 1957- )
    Born in Morrow, Ohio
    President of the BioProducts Division at Archer Daniels Midland (1989-95)
    Sentenced to 10 years in prison as a result of his contributions to the ADM lysine price fixing scandal
    Subject of the 2009 film 'The Informant'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was the first high ranking business executive in American history to become a whistleblower.
    After he ratted out ADM for price fixing, he defrauded the company while working for the FBI.
    During the investigation, he admitted to accepting kickbacks and money laundering, which rendered the case useless.
    He created a fictional company to send his company invoices and he paid off the debts under his own name.
    As a result of his contributions to the price fixing scandal, he lost his whistleblower immunity.
    He was charged with fraud and tax evasion following the scandal (1998).

Why he might not be annoying:

    Prior to working at ADM, he lived in Europe for four years and became fluent in German.
    During his sentence in prison, he served as a model inmate and was released two years early as a result of good behavior.
    While many people consider him a hypocrite for his actions, some felt his sentence was overly harsh, since the length of his sentence was three times as long as his co-conspirators'.
    Following his release from prison, he was appointed to an executive position at Cypress Systems.
    He was portrayed by Matt Damon in the movie 'The Informant!'.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 66 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 52 Votes: 67.31% Annoying