On 28 June 1998, the "Enquirer" retracted the entire series of stories and published a front-page apology saying it had "become convinced that published accusations and conclusions are untrue and created a false and misleading impression of Chiquita's business practices". The "Enquirer" also agreed to pay a multi-million-dollar settlement. The exact amount was not disclosed, but Chiquita's annual report mentions "a cash settlement in excess of $10 million". Gallagher was fired and prosecuted and the paper's editor, Lawrence K. Beaupre, was transferred to the Gannett's headquarters amid allegations that he ignored the paper's usual procedures on fact-checking.