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Fruit Giant Chiquita Sued for Colombia Deaths

HeadlineMar 21, 2008

The spouses of five missionaries killed by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are suing fruit giant Chiquita Brands International for its role in financing the rebel group in the 1990s. The victims were working along the Panama-Colombia border for a Florida missionary group. Last year, Chiquita admitted to paying millions of dollars to a right-wing Colombian paramilitary group on the US terrorist watch list and agreed to pay $25 million in fines.

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