Ex-Honduran cabinet official pleads guilty in U.S. money laundering casev
AUGUST 29, 2017 / 5:42 PM / 4 HOURS AGO
Brendan Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former member of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez’ cabinet pleaded guilty in a New York federal court on Tuesday to attempting to launder drug money from the Central American country, prosecutors said.
Yankel Rosenthal, who served as minister of investment under Hernandez, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan, prosecutors said. His lawyer, Samidh Guha, had no immediate comment.
Rosenthal, 48, was charged in October 2015 along with his father, Jaime Rosenthal, a former vice president of Honduras.
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Honduras has long been identified by U.S. drug enforcement officials as a transshipment point for South American cocaine and other drugs destined for the U.S. market.
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