Mannerisms

"Haiti was a totalitarian dictatorship and totally corrupt", recounts Sporck in his book SPINOFF,  "there was a price for every government approval or permit, and I absolutely forbade any of our employees from paying a single penny in bribery money."

They decided to get out. But it was easier said than done.

"The militia was everywhere, and we feared that our people might get arrested if they were caught shutting down the plant", recalls Sporck, "fortunately, our manager in Haiti was able to arrange for a cargo ship to come in at night. He synchronized everything so that our equipment could be moved rapidly from the factory to the ship, and, still under cover of darkness, we loaded up and left Haiti."