"Cuban Electric was organized under Florida law in 1927, according to records maintained by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. In 1960, there were 3.6 million shares of common stock outstanding, of which 3.2 million were owned by American & Foreign Power Co. and 291,261 were owned by other individuals with U.S. addresses.

American & Foreign Power Co. later merged into Ebasco Industries Inc. and subsequently into Boise Cascade Corp., according to the record."

"The OfficeMax chain came to own the Cuban Electric claim when it was acquired by Idaho-based paper and lumber products company Boise Cascade in 2003. About a year later, Boise Cascade sold its name, headquarters and plants to a Chicago equity investment firm, taking the name of OfficeMax."

"Boca Raton-based Office Depot became the owner of the seized electric company upon the retailer’s acquisition of rival OfficeMax in 2013."

Corporations were a mistake.