Business
A lengthy FBI investigation into practices at the world’s two largest commodities futures exchanges received a critical boost from Archer-Daniels-Midland, a major grain processing conglomerate, sources close to the case said Monday.
Jan. 24, 1989
ADM Faces More Than 85 Suits: Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. faces the lawsuits in state and federal courts nationwide following revelations of a government antitrust investigation into the food-additives industry.
Feb. 16, 1996
World & Nation
Report of ADM Plea Agreement Denied: The Justice Department has denied published reports that Mark Whitacre, the fired senior executive of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. who also worked as a government informant, has agreed to plead guilty to federal felony charges.
Sept. 28, 1995
ADM Reportedly Fighting Subpoena in Probe: Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. is fighting a Justice Department effort to obtain all company records detailing how a former executive obtained millions of dollars through the use of phony invoices.
June 20, 1996
ADM to Add More Outside Directors: In an apparent attempt to placate angry investors, Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. announced plans to replace several board members with directors free of ties to senior management.
Jan. 16, 1996
Mark Whitacre, the fired senior executive of Archer Daniels Midland Co. who also worked as a government informant, has agreed to plead guilty to federal felony charges, according to sources close to the investigation.
Pfizer Inc. said it has reached an agreement to sell the company’s citric acid business to Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
July 20, 1990
Food companies had accused the firm of joining with rivals to rig the corn syrup market.
March 12, 2004
Archer Daniels Midland Co., Cargill Inc. and two other makers of corn sweeteners must face a trial over claims that they colluded to fix prices, after a federal appeals court revived a 7-year-old case that had been dismissed in August.
June 19, 2002
The giant California pension fund Calpers and the Teamsters are pressing the directors of Archer Daniels Midland Co. to respond to the widening federal investigation of alleged criminal activity at the company.
Oct. 12, 1995