Jaime Rosenthal

Honduran politician (1936–2019)

Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva (May 5, 1936 – January 12, 2019) was a Honduran politician, and leader of one of Liberal Party of Honduras's (PLH) wings, and was a perennial candidate for President. On March 20, 1974, he founded the Banco Continental.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaime Rosenthal (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 5, 1936, died Jan 12, 2019.¹

About

On October 7, 2015, Rosenthal was labeled a "specially designated narcotics trafficker" under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaime Rosenthal, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Banco Continental (Honduras)Founder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedMassachusetts Institute of Technology³
Date not recordedMIT Sloan School of Management³

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, politician.⁷

2002 to 2006Member of the Honduran Congress⁶
1986 to 1989Vice President of Honduras⁶
Date not recordedFounded Banco Continental (Honduras)⁴
Date not recordedFounded El Tiempo⁵

Personal life

BornMay 5, 1936, San Pedro Sula⁸
DiedJan 12, 2019, San Pedro Sula^{9 10}
CitizenshipHonduras¹¹

Legal issues and controversies

On October 7, 2015, Rosenthal was labeled a "specially designated narcotics trafficker" under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

At the time of his death, Rosenthal was under U.S. federal indictment for laundering drug proceedings on behalf of the Cachiros, a major Honduran drug cartel. He, along with his son Yani Rosenthal and nephew Yankel Rosenthal were co-defendants in the case.

In December 2017, Yani Rosenthal pled guilty and was convicted by a U.S. District Court of Money Laundering for the Cachiros. He was sentenced to 36 months in prison.