PAY UP: Chiquita Brands International slammed with $38 million in damages for financing Colombian paramilitary group – Click here to uncover the shocking details!
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, has ordered banana giant Chiquita Brands International to pay more than $38 million in damages to victims of a Colombian paramilitary group. The jury’s decision comes after a 17-year legal battle that began following a 2007 sentencing agreement in which Chiquita admitted to financing the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a violent right-wing group known for human rights abuses and designated …