Since its establishment in 1982, Food For The Poor has provided more than $10 billion in aid to poor people in 17 countries throughout Central America and the Caribbean.
Three checks from Taiwan for $1 million, $4 million and $5 million were issued by the Bank of New York, endorsed by Francisco Flores and received by a branch of Banco Cuscatlán in Costa Rica.
Japan says it conducts vital scientific research using a loophole in an international ban on whaling, but makes no secret of the fact that the mammals ultimately end up as food.