Chiquita Brands International, on April 4, filed a lawsuit to block the release of company records concerning the company’s illegal payments to Colombian paramilitary groups. Chiquita sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), claiming the disclosure of the files would lead to unfair criticism of the company. The records Chiquita seeks to block concern the 2007 court case in which the company paid a $25 million fine under United States anti-terrorism laws after admitting to having made $1.7 million in payments between 1997 and 2004 to the now-defunct United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), classified as terrorists by the U.S. government. (via Chiquita sues SEC to block information release – Colombia news | Colombia Reports)