TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras.- The American congressman W. Gregory Steube send a letter to the head of the United States Department, Anthony Blink, Where he points to the alleged dark background of Yanni Rosenthal, So he has warned that it is not appropriate for him to become the president of Honduras.
The Republican congressman called on the US government to stand firm against corruption and through his Twitter account shared his stance on the candidacy of Rosenthal. “Yani Benjamin Rosenthal Hidalgo, a convicted felon and money launderer, is trying to become president of Honduras after being released from a U.S. federal prison,” he wrote next to the letter sent on May 24. August.
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The document raises a crisis of corruption that could be exacerbated in the event that the Liberal Party candidate wins the presidency, as well as the concern of the re-entry of the presidency into public life. “Rosenthal is trying to become the next president of Honduras, which is scheduled to hold elections in November 2021. Rosenthal comes from one of the most notorious countries and powerful families, and he and his business interests have a long history. of criminal activities “, mentions the text.
Likewise, Steube request that the State Department maintain a Yanni Rosenthal in the list of the Foreign Assets Control Office (I DO IT for acronyms in English).
Convicted criminal and money launderer Yani Benjamin Rosenthal Hidalgo tries to become president of Honduras after being released from US federal prison.
I urged the State Department to stand firm against corruption and to condemn Rosenthal’s efforts to seize power. pic.twitter.com/WVPOFla9vB
– Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) September 13, 2021
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‘In Honduras we chose Hondurans’
In the face of various criticisms leveled against him, Yanni Rosenthal decide to rule on the matter, clarifying several points on the letter issued by the congressman W. Gregory Steube, on which he said they were false accusations.
“To the congressman Gregory Steube and the people of Honduras, I clarify the following: first, the American justice system, like the Honduran one, is based on the fulfillment of a sentence and on social reintegration, I paid for my mistake. , I was a victim of corruption and more than anyone knows the risks of it, all people have a right to a reputation and whoever pays their penalty is a free and spotless person as Pope Francis says, “he said.
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He also reminded the congressman that a judge in his country was the one who ordered that all charges against him for money laundering be removed. “I invite you to stop the defamation, which is doing so much harm to our society,” he said.
With regard to illegal migration, the presidential candidate agreed with Steube, although he revealed that they differ in how they approach it. “For you migrants are a threat, for me they are brothers to whom my country has failed to respond,” he said.
The video of Yanni Rosenthal he culminated with a clear and forceful message: “I don’t want more migration either, but I’m not going to close borders. I’m going to rebuild Honduras with a change of people and finally, in Honduras we choose Hondurans,” he concluded.
On the letter full of falsehoods, inaccuracies and a claim of interference I have this message for my compatriots:@PLHonduras #VamosConTodo #ElCambioDeLaGente pic.twitter.com/QSyYsMajrw
– Yani Rosenthal (@yanirosenthal) September 13, 2021
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He pleaded guilty
On July 26, 2017, Yani Rosenthal he pleaded guilty in a Southern District Court in New York, United States.
According to the sentence, the Honduran was to pay $ 500,000 in compensation to the U.S. government for the cost of the trial in the Federal District Court of the Southern District of New York.
He also paid $ 2.5 million (about 57 million lempiras) for the fine set by the judges.
The prosecution explained that Rosenthal’s money laundering conduct involved a trade-based scheme, in which “The Cachiros” used a front company to buy cattle with drug profits at auctions in Honduras.
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Yani Rosenthal Hidalgo was born in San Pedro Sula on July 16, 1965. His parents are the banker and politician Jaume Rosenthal Oliva and Miriam Marina Hidalgo de Rosenthal.
Rosenthal studied high school at the Sampedrana International Bilingual School.
He is a graduate of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) and has a master’s degree in business administration, obtained from the Central American Institute of Business Administration (Incae).
In 1998, the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras granted him the title of notary public.
Return to the country
Honduran businessman Yani Rosenthal Hidalgo returned the country on Friday, August 7, 2020 learned to serve a three-year sentence in a Miami prison, United States.
The businessman arrived at Ramon Villeda Morales Airport in San Pedro Sula on a private flight. Once he set foot in the air terminal he was greeted by a crowd of liberals, who -despite restrictions on the covid-19- came to welcome him, later confirming his aspiration to become in the next country president, a process in which he will compete with 14 other candidates.
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