The jury awarded plaintiffs $38.3 million in damages saying that Chiquita was liable for killings perpetrated by the AUC–Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia).

Even after the United States designated the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia a terrorist organization in 2001, the group continued to receive money from the banana company: a total of $1.7 ...

SEE ALSO: The ‘Ndrangheta Connection to Colombia’s Paramilitaries. Mancuso outlined the case of Dairo Antonio Úsuga, alias “Otoniel.” Until his capture in October 2021, Otoniel was the main leader of ...

Mancuso, 59, was one of the leaders of the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia, a paramilitary group founded by cattle ranchers who fought against leftist rebels during one of the most violent ...

The jury awarded plaintiffs $38.3 million in damages saying that Chiquita was liable for killings perpetrated by the AUC–Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia).

Banana giant, Chiquita was held liable to pay $38.3 million in damages to the families of eight people murdered in Colombia by the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.

This is probably not too far off from how it happened.From the late 19th century through a big chunk of the 20th, El Pulpo exerted its power over the governments of Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala ...

Mancuso, 59, was one of the leaders of the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia, a paramilitary group founded by cattle ranchers who fought against leftist rebels during one of the most violent ...

Mancuso, a former top commander of the paramilitary United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), was sent back to Colombia from the United States in February after serving a drug trafficking ...

Colombian warlord Salvatore Mancuso has been returned to his native country after serving a drug trafficking sentence in the United States. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...