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FRB: Press Release -- Settlement of enforcement proceeding against Incus Co. and Carlos Hank Rhon -- May 31, 2001

Release Date: May 31, 2001

(Note - Attachment was updated August 7, 2001)

For immediate release
The Federal Reserve Board today announced the settlement of its administrative
enforcement proceeding against Incus Co., Ltd. and Carlos Hank Rhon of Mexico City,
Mexico, Incus's registered owner.
Incus, a bank holding company chartered in the British Virgin Islands, owns a majority of
Laredo National Bancshares, the parent of Laredo National Bank and South Texas National
Bank, all of which are in Laredo, Texas.
Incus and Hank Rhon have agreed that:
1. they will pay to the U.S. Treasury $10.75 million now and an additional $29.25
million within the next seven years;
2. Incus's shares of Laredo National Bancshares will be placed into a voting trust.
Independent trustees, proposed by Incus and Hank Rhon and approved by the Board,
will vote the shares;
3. Hank Rhon will resign as chairman of the board and a director of Laredo National
Bancshares and will not be otherwise involved in its management or operation. He
also has agreed not to serve in those capacities or as a controlling shareholder with
other banking organizations in the United States, without the Board's prior approval.
The settlement is enforceable under the Board's cease-and-desist and civil money penalty
authority.
The Board's Notice of Charges, issued in December 1998, alleged that Incus and Hank Rhon
had committed various violations of the Bank Holding Company Act, the Change in Bank
Control Act, and other laws involving the ownership of Incus and Laredo National
Bancshares, and involving lending transactions at Laredo National Bank. Incus and Hank
Rhon have denied that they committed the violations alleged in the Notice of Charges.
The settlement does not relate in any manner to the condition of Laredo National Bank or
South Texas National Bank.
A copy of the settlement is attached.
Attachment (1,105 KB PDF)
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