It is not the US but the Fanjul Brothers from Cuba who run the sugar cartel. And are major donors. [..]The Fanjuls are most well-known for being sugar barons.

It is not the US but the Fanjul Brothers from Cuba who run the sugar cartel. And are major donors. [..]The Fanjuls are most well-known for being sugar barons. Prior to fleeing Cuba and settling in Florida following Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, the family had, over generations, amassed a fortune through growing and marketing sugar. When they moved to the U.S. they kept this business tradition alive, and with great success: the family bought lands, planted sugar canes, built factories, created partnerships, and expanded to other countries. The Fanjuls own about 400,000 acres of sugar cane plantations, half of which are in Florida and the other half in the Dominican Republic. Their main sugar holding company is American Sugar Refining, Inc. (ASR), which is a partnership between the Fanjul family’s Florida Crystals and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. American Sugar Refining controls refineries by ownership or shareholder status in four states and six countries. The company’s American brands include Domino, Florida Crystals, Redpath, Tate & Lyle, and C&H. [..] https://www.promarket.org/2016/09/19/sugar-industry-buys-academia-politicians/?amp https://www.promarket.org/2016/09/19/sugar-industry-buys-aca... There is actually more to this. It’s worth rabbitholing for Fanjul Brothers and the Cuban Sugar Cartel. There is enough material here for an opulent political thriller K-drama stylesque series here.