Banco Continental (Honduras)
| Founded | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jaime Rosenthal |
| Headquarters | Honduras |
Area served | Honduras |
Key people | Jaime Rosenthal |
| Products | Banking |
| Services | Banking |
| Owner | Grupo Continental |
| Website | http://www2.bancon.hn/ |
Banco Continental is a bank in Honduras which was founded by Jaime Rosenthal on March 20, 1974, and aimed at the commercial and agro-industrial side of banking,[1] including coffee producers.[2] On October 7. 2015, the United States Department of Justice released a statement saying that Rosenthal, his son Yani Rosenthal and nephew Yankel Rosenthal, as well as seven businesses, were labeled "specially designated narcotics traffickers" under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, the first time it had been used against a bank outside the United States.[3] As a result, the official Comisión Nacional de Banca y Seguros (CNBS) forcebly liquidated the bank, which remained closed as of Monday, October 12, 2015.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Historia Published by Banco Continental, retrieved October 12, 2015
- ↑ UNOS 30 MIL CAFETALEROS DEJARÁN DE PERCIBIR 500 MILLONES DE BANCO CONTINENTAL
- ↑ "Powerful Honduran businessman indicted in US for alleged money laundering for drug traffickers". 2015-10-09.
- ↑ CNBS PROCEDE A LA LIQUIDACIÓN FORZOSA DE BANCO CONTINENTAL by El Tiempo, October 12, 2015
- ↑ Honduran bank at center of money laundering case to be shut down by Reuters, 11 October, 2015
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