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Chiquita and the U.S. Department of Justice
Krehmeyer, Dean; Donaldson, Tom; Stewart, Lisa; White, HeidiCase DARDEN-BRI-1006-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn April 2003, Chiquita Brand International’s Audit Committee Chairman Roderick Hills met with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to disclose the company’s participation in making payments to the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC), a right-wing paramilitary group in Colombia, in exchange for the safety of its Colombian subsidiary employees. Hills expected that the government would understand its actions in Colombia and levy fewer penalties. US...Starting at €8.20