Carlos Hank Rhon
Carlos Hank Rhon (born 1947) is a Mexican billionaire. He made his fortune from selling his financial firm Grupo Financiero Interacciones to Banorte. He also owns the diversified Grupo Hermes. In 2022, ''Forbes'' ranked him the #1014 fortune worldwide with a net worth of $2.7 billion. Biography Carlos Hank Rhon is the son of politician and businessman Carlos Hank González. He graduated from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico with a Bachelor of Science in engineering. Hank Rhon was a power broker, along with his father, for Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Starting in 1991, Hank Rhon bought shares in Laredo National Bank, allegedly buying additional shares using his associates' names in violation of Bank Holding Company Act requirements. Reuters reported in 1996 that an account at Laredo National Bank, owned by Hank Rhon, was being investigated by Mexican and U.S. officials for drug money laundering. Federal law enforcement in the United States, U.S. feder ...
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Carlos Hank González
Carlos Hank González (August 27, 1927–August 11, 2001), nicknamed ''El Profesor'' ("The Professor"), was a Mexican politician and businessman. Originally a teacher, he was an entrepreneur who built political contacts along with businesses, leading to various government and political positions at the state (State of Mexico) and national level. He was prevented from seeking the presidency due to laws requiring both parents to be Mexicans by birth, whereas his father was German. A leaked report from the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) noted that Hank González's alleged involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering at one time posed "a significant criminal threat to the United States." The NDIC report also alleged Hank Gonzalez committed Corruption in Mexico, political corruption, tax evasion, bribery and vote-buying. The report was later denied by US authorities, as well as its source. US Attorney General Janet Reno clarified that the report was a draft "be ...
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