[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44377-44378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15852]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control


Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more individuals and 
entities that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals 
and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC has determined that one or 
more applicable legal criteria were satisfied to place the individuals 
and entities on the SDN List. All property and interests in property 
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these individuals and entities are 
blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in 
transactions with them.

DATES: See Supplementary Information section for applicable date(s).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global 
Targeting, tel.: 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions 
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202-622-2490; Assistant Director for 
Licensing, tel.: 202-622-2480; or Assistant Director for Regulatory 
Affairs, tel.: 202-622-4855.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability

    The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and 
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available 
on OFAC's website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).

Notice of OFAC Action(s)

    On July 17, 2020, OFAC determined that the property and interests 
in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following individuals 
and entities are blocked under the relevant sanctions authorities 
listed below.

Individuals

    1. ORTEGA MURILLO, Juan Carlos, Montoya 1 Csur 1c Arriba 1 C Sur, 
Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 17 Oct 1981; POB Managua, Nicaragua; 
nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; Passport A0007589 (Nicaragua) 
issued 28 Feb 2007 expires 27 Feb 2012 (individual) [NICARAGUA].

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    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i)(D) of Executive Order 13851 
of November 27, 2018, ``Blocking Property of Certain Persons 
Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua,'' 83 FR 61505, (``E.O. 
13851''), for being responsible for or complicit in, or having directly 
or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, any transaction or 
series of transactions involving deceptive practices or corruption by, 
on behalf of, or otherwise related to the Government of Nicaragua or a 
current or former official of the Government of Nicaragua, such as the 
misappropriation of public assets or expropriation of private assets 
for personal gain or political purposes, corruption related to 
government contracts, or bribery.
    2. MOJICA MEJIA, Jose Jorge, Carretera Sur. Kilometro 7.5, Colonia 
Frawley, Frente a Gasolinera Uno, Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 10 Oct 1966; 
POB Managua, Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; Passport 
C02366793 (Nicaragua) issued 14 Jun 2018 expires 14 Jun 2028 
(individual) [NICARAGUA].
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i)(D) of E.O. 13851 for being 
responsible for or complicit in, or having directly or indirectly 
engaged or attempted to engage in, any transaction or series of 
transactions involving deceptive practices or corruption by, on behalf 
of, or otherwise related to the Government of Nicaragua or a current or 
former official of the Government of Nicaragua, such as the 
misappropriation of public assets or expropriation of private assets 
for personal gain or political purposes, corruption related to 
government contracts, or bribery.

Entities

    1. DIFUSO COMUNICACIONES S.A. (a.k.a. DIFUSO AUDIOVISUALES), 
Reparto El Carmen, De la Iglesia el Carmen, 1 cuadra al sur, 1 cuadra 
arriba, 1 cda al sur, Managua, Nicaragua; Registration ID 
J0310000147205 (Nicaragua) [NICARAGUA] (Linked To: ORTEGA MURILLO, Juan 
Carlos).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(v) of E.O. 13851 for being 
owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on 
behalf of, directly or indirectly, ORTEGA MURILLO, Juan Carlos, a 
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to 
E.O. 13851.
    2. MUNDO DIGITAL S.A. (a.k.a. SYDITEK MUNDO DIGITAL S.A.), Calle 
Central de Altamira del BDF 100 Mts Norte, Managua, Nicaragua; website 
www.syditek.com.ni; Registration ID J0310000131740 (Nicaragua) 
[NICARAGUA] (Linked To: MOJICA MEJIA, Jose Jorge).
    Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(v) of E.O. 13851 for being 
owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on 
behalf of, directly or indirectly, MOJICA MEJIA, Jose Jorge, a person 
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 
13851.

    Dated: July 17, 2020.
Andrea Gacki,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the 
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2020-15852 Filed 7-21-20; 8:45 am]
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