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.
總部設在美國的奇基塔國際香蕉公司公司承認向哥倫比亞的一個恐怖組織交納保護費，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，按照與美國司法部達成的解決協(xié)議，公司將支付這筆罰款。
此前美國政府對于該公司與哥倫比亞革命武裝部隊的金融交易進行了長期調(diào)查。根據(jù)美國法律，這個組織被認定是恐怖組織。
奇基塔公司說，他們在哥倫比亞農(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工安全才交納保護費。
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.
總部設在美國的奇基塔國際香蕉公司公司承認向哥倫比亞的一個恐怖組織交納保護費，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，按照與美國司法部達成的解決協(xié)議，公司將支付這筆罰款。
此前美國政府對于該公司與哥倫比亞革命武裝部隊的金融交易進行了長期調(diào)查。根據(jù)美國法律，這個組織被認定是恐怖組織。
奇基塔公司說，他們在哥倫比亞農(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工安全才交納保護費。