The (Real) Informant

Posted on October 1, 2009 at 8:00 am

If you saw the new Matt Damon movie, The Informant! and would like to know more about the real-life Mark Whitacre, the highest-level and most productive white collar informant in history, listen to the episode of This American Life that inspired the film. The movie is entertaining but the real story is fascinating.

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