Sanctioning the Ortega-Murillo Dictatorship-Linked Gold Sector
Sanctioning the Ortega-Murillo Dictatorship-Linked Gold Sector The United States is imposing sanctions on two of Ortega and Murillo’s sons, five other individuals, and seven companies that have enabled the dictatorship’s corrupt control over Nicaragua’s gold sector, seizure of property owned by U.S. citizens, and proliferation of its dynastic rule. Since 2020, the dictatorship has restructured the gold sector into a complex network of front companies and intermediaries designed to generate...
