The United States Department of Justice announced today that Chiquita Brands International has pled guilty to one count of transacting business with a designated global terrorist, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia. Among other terms of the plea agreement, Chiquita is to pay a $25 million fine.
The DOJ’s press release is here:Â http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2007/March/07_nsd_161.html