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Chiquita Papers

“Did your fruit fund terrorists?” New Report Asks Why Chiquita Blocked 9/11 Victims Bill
Oct 8, 2014 | Blog Post
OCTOBER 8, 2014 tags: 9/11, Chiquita Brands International, Eric Holder, National Liberation Army (ELN), Popular Liberation Army (EPL), Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), terrorism, United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), victims by Michael Evans A March 2000 Chiquita memo says that illegal payments were "for info on guerrilla movements." A March 2000 Chiquita memo says that illegal payments were “for info on guerrilla movements.”  
Did your fruit fund terrorists? Why Chiquita battled a bill to help 9/11 victims
Oct 8, 2014 | In the Media
Judge Rejects Chiquita’s Effort to Block Release of Documents on Terror Payments
Nov 20, 2013 | Blog Post
Judge Rejects Chiquita’s Effort to Block Release of Documents on Terror Payments NOVEMBER 20, 2013 tags: AUC, chiquita, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, terrorism, united self-defense forces of colombia by Michael Evans A March 2000 Chiquita memo says that illegal payments were "for info on guerrilla movements." A March 2000 Chiquita memo says that illegal payments were “for info on guerrilla movements.”
Big Victory for Plaintiffs in Chiquita Paramilitary Suit
Jun 3, 2011 | Blog Post
Big Victory for Plaintiffs in Chiquita Paramilitary Suit JUNE 3, 2011 tags: chiquita, Colombia, human rights, paramilitaries by Michael Evans The handwritten notes of Chiquita Senior Counsel Robert Thomas indicate awareness that payments to paramilitary front company "disguised the real purpose of providing security."
Lo que prueban los memorandos de Chiquita Brands
Apr 11, 2011 | In the Media
El oro del diablo
Apr 10, 2011 | In the Media
La práctica teórica
Apr 9, 2011 | In the Media
Revelan amplia relación de la bananera Chiquita con paramilitares colombianos
Apr 8, 2011 | In the Media
The “Cost of Doing Business in Colombia”
Apr 7, 2011 | Blog Post
The Chiquita Papers
Apr 7, 2011 | Briefing Book
Bogotб, Colombia, April 7, 2011 - Confidential internal memos from Chiquita Brands International reveal that the banana giant benefited from its payments to Colombian paramilitary and guerrilla groups, contradicting the company's 2007 plea agreement with U.S. prosecutors, which claimed that the company had never received "any actual security services or actual security equipment in exchange for the payments." Chiquita had characterized the payments as "extortion." These documents are among thousands that Chiquita turned over to the U.S.

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