Undercover tapes made by a controversial government mole may beused in evidence at the trial of former Archer Daniels Midland ViceChairman Michael Andreas and former ADM division President TerranceWilson, a federal judge in Chicago has ruled.
Andreas and Wilson are charged with conspiring to fix the priceof lysine, an animal-feed additive.
They have pleaded not guilty, and a trial has been scheduled forJuly 6.Their lawyers wanted U.S. District Judge Blanche M. Manning tokeep secretly recorded tapes made by former ADM executive MarkWhitacre, a government mole, away from jurors at the trial.In a hearing last year, defense attorneys argued that …
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