US Banana Company to Pay 25 Million for Dealings with Colombian Terror Group
U.S.-based banana company Chiquita Brands International says it will pay a 25-million-dollar fine after admitting to buying protection from a terrorist organization in Colombia.
The company said in a statement Wednesday it will pay the fine as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
The settlement resolves a lengthy government investigation into the company's financial dealings with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC designated as a terrorist organization under U.S. law.
Chiquita said it made the payments for the safety of its employees, who were threatened by the organizations in farming regions of Colombia.
總部設(shè)在美國(guó)的奇基塔國(guó)際香蕉公司公司承認(rèn)向哥倫比亞的一個(gè)恐怖組織交納保護(hù)費(fèi)，并表示將為此支付2千5百萬美元的罰款。
這家公司星期三在聲明中表示，按照與美國(guó)司法部達(dá)成的解決協(xié)議，公司將支付這筆罰款。
此前美國(guó)政府對(duì)于該公司與哥倫比亞革命武裝部隊(duì)的金融交易進(jìn)行了長(zhǎng)期調(diào)查。根據(jù)美國(guó)法律，這個(gè)組織被認(rèn)定是恐怖組織。
奇基塔公司說，他們?cè)诟鐐惐葋嗈r(nóng)業(yè)區(qū)的雇員受到恐怖組織的威脅，因此他們?yōu)榱藛T工安全才交納保護(hù)費(fèi)。
U.S.-based banana company Chiquita Brands International says it will pay a 25-million-dollar fine after admitting to buying protection from a terrorist organization in Colombia.
The company said in a statement Wednesday it will pay the fine as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
The settlement resolves a lengthy government investigation into the company's financial dealings with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC designated as a terrorist organization under U.S. law.
Chiquita said it made the payments for the safety of its employees, who were threatened by the organizations in farming regions of Colombia.
總部設(shè)在美國(guó)的奇基塔國(guó)際香蕉公司公司承認(rèn)向哥倫比亞的一個(gè)恐怖組織交納保護(hù)費(fèi)，并表示將為此支付2千5百萬美元的罰款。
這家公司星期三在聲明中表示，按照與美國(guó)司法部達(dá)成的解決協(xié)議，公司將支付這筆罰款。
此前美國(guó)政府對(duì)于該公司與哥倫比亞革命武裝部隊(duì)的金融交易進(jìn)行了長(zhǎng)期調(diào)查。根據(jù)美國(guó)法律，這個(gè)組織被認(rèn)定是恐怖組織。
奇基塔公司說，他們?cè)诟鐐惐葋嗈r(nóng)業(yè)區(qū)的雇員受到恐怖組織的威脅，因此他們?yōu)榱藛T工安全才交納保護(hù)費(fèi)。