Byline: Cameron McWhirter, Mike Gallagher; 1998-05-03; The Cincinnati Enquirer;
Report: The Chiquita Banana Exposé - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Tags: Chiquita, expose, investigative journalism
"An Enquirer investigation has found that Chiquita made business decisions in Latin America to cover up a bribery scheme involving company and subsidiary employees, helped foreign growers try to evade taxes, and ran into tax problems. Corrupt activities committed by U.S. companies abroad may fall under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. . ."
Description:Cameron McWhirter and Mike Gallagher expose Chiquita Brand in a series stemmed from voice mail messages from the brand. They discuss alleged bribery's and tax schemes.
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