The Chiquita Papers

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Chiquita Found Liable for Colombia Paramilitary Killings

Washington, D.C., June 10, 2024 – Today, an eight-member jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, found Chiquita Brands International liable for funding a violent Colombian paramilitary…

Jun 10, 2024

Previous Postings

Chiquita’s Bagman: Key Intermediary Sentenced in Paramilitary Payments Case

Apr 18, 2023

The Chiquita 13: Profiles of Banana Officials Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

Dec 21, 2018

Chiquita Papers Are Key Evidence in International Criminal Court Filing

May 18, 2017

Chiquita Papers Document over $800,000 in Payments to Colombian Guerrillas

May 11, 2017

Chiquita Papers: Uncertainty Fueled Staff Concerns about Payments to Guerrillas and Paramilitaries

May 2, 2017

The New Chiquita Papers: Secret Testimony and Internal Records Identify Banana Executives who Bankrolled Terror in Colombia

Apr 24, 2017

Court Rejects Chiquita's Bid to Hide Terror Payment Records

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The Chiquita Papers is a unique collection of internal corporate records documenting the banana giant’s financial ties to a wide array of violent armed groups in Colombia. The Papers include tens of thousands of legal and financial documents that the company turned over to the U.S. government during federal investigations of its Colombian operations. The collection features nearly 400 pages of secret testimony given by seven top Chiquita officials describing how the company negotiated, approved, and delivered large cash payments to illegal armed groups on the left and the right. The National Security Archive won the release of the records after first suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and later helping to beat back a separate effort by Chiquita to block release of certain key records through a rarely-seen “reverse” FOIA action.

Blog Posts

Chiquita’s Terrorist Funding, Bureau of Prisons Admits CIA Afghanistan Prison Visit, and More: FRINFORMSUM 12/2/2016

Dec 2, 2016

“Did your fruit fund terrorists?” New Report Asks Why Chiquita Blocked 9/11 Victims Bill

Oct 8, 2014

Judge Rejects Chiquita’s Effort to Block Release of Documents on Terror Payments

Nov 20, 2013

Big Victory for Plaintiffs in Chiquita Paramilitary Suit

Jun 3, 2011

The “Cost of Doing Business in Colombia”

Apr 7, 2011

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