
About this episode
This week on the BTC, we dissect corporate crime that'll make your blood boil (and your 401k whimper). A special thank you to this week's guest host, Rachel Bauman!
You can check out the Book vs. Movie podcast here!
Research links below:
Yahoo! Japan - "A whistleblower's 'pride' and 'regret' Tracing the days after the incident"
Hoppo Journal - "Interviewing whistleblowers of the 'Meat Hope Incident,' the origin of food fraud"
Asahi Shimbun - "Meat Hope files for bankruptcy; creditors meeting to be held in November"
The Japan Times - "Meat Hope chief admits pork was disguised as ground beef"
The Cattle Site - "Meat Hope Put Rabbit In Ground beef, Test Shows"
TSR - "Meat Hope Co., Ltd."
47 News - "Former president sentenced to prison in Meat Hope meat fraud case"
Asahi Shimbun - "Who is responsible? MAFF and Hokkaido are at odds over Meat Company allegations being ignored"
Asahi Shimbun - "Fake mince, whistleblower left unattended for over a year by Agriculture Administration Office"
XTech - "What the prison sentence for Meat Hope's former president symbolizes"
MAFF - "Follow-up investigation of ground beef and other products related to the beef mince incident and future responses"
AL.com - "Marcus Schrenker"
Forbes - "White Collar Tales: The Story Of Marcus Schrenker"
CNBC - "Crash and Burn: The Marcus Schrenker Story"
Indiana Department of Correction - "Incarcerated Data: Marcus J. Schrenker"
IBJ - "Marcus Schrenker"
UPI - "Topic: Marcus Schrenker"
You can check out the Book vs. Movie podcast here!
Research links below:
Yahoo! Japan - "A whistleblower's 'pride' and 'regret' Tracing the days after the incident"
Hoppo Journal - "Interviewing whistleblowers of the 'Meat Hope Incident,' the origin of food fraud"
Asahi Shimbun - "Meat Hope files for bankruptcy; creditors meeting to be held in November"
The Japan Times - "Meat Hope chief admits pork was disguised as ground beef"
The Cattle Site - "Meat Hope Put Rabbit In Ground beef, Test Shows"
TSR - "Meat Hope Co., Ltd."
47 News - "Former president sentenced to prison in Meat Hope meat fraud case"
Asahi Shimbun - "Who is responsible? MAFF and Hokkaido are at odds over Meat Company allegations being ignored"
Asahi Shimbun - "Fake mince, whistleblower left unattended for over a year by Agriculture Administration Office"
XTech - "What the prison sentence for Meat Hope's former president symbolizes"
MAFF - "Follow-up investigation of ground beef and other products related to the beef mince incident and future responses"
AL.com - "Marcus Schrenker"
Forbes - "White Collar Tales: The Story Of Marcus Schrenker"
CNBC - "Crash and Burn: The Marcus Schrenker Story"
Indiana Department of Correction - "Incarcerated Data: Marcus J. Schrenker"
IBJ - "Marcus Schrenker"
UPI - "Topic: Marcus Schrenker"
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