Identifier
Created
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09MANAGUA552
2009-06-03 16:58:00
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Embassy Managua
Cable title:
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2009
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UNCLAS MANAGUA 000552
STATE FOR WHA/CEN, EB/IFD/OIA, AND L/CID
STATE ALSO FOR WHA/EPSC
STATE PASS TO USTR
TREASURY FOR INL AND OWH
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2009
SUMMARY
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UNCLAS MANAGUA 000552
STATE FOR WHA/CEN, EB/IFD/OIA, AND L/CID
STATE ALSO FOR WHA/EPSC
STATE PASS TO USTR
TREASURY FOR INL AND OWH
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2009
SUMMARY
--------------
1. In May 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the
resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims. There
remain 592 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 284
U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming
majority of resolutions have involved compensation via
government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de
indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of May 31, 2009, the GON had issued
BPIs with a face value of $339,755,164.59 to Embassy-registered
claimants. Since taking office in January 2007, the Ortega
administration has resolved 81 claims, thirty-four of which during
the 2008-2009 waiver year.
EMBASSY REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED IN MAY
--------------
2. On May 12, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the final settlement document stating that U.S.
citizen Maximo Alejandro Blanco had decided to settle his claim
through BPIs on April 29, 2009. On May 14, Mr. Blanco told the
Embassy Property Office that he had settled his claim by accepting
BPIs deposited in escrow at the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Blanco
received BPIs worth 356,600 cordobas, approximately $17,605. We
have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Maximo A. Blanco House 1 bonds
3. On May 12, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the final settlement document or "finiquito" signed by the legal representative of U.S. citizen Norman Bonen-Castellon on May 5, 2009. The Castellon Estate received BPIs worth 442,200 cordobas, approximately $21,831. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Castellon Estate Land 1 bonds
4. On May 25, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the finiquito signed by U.S. citizen Rina Cuadra on May 15, 2009. Mrs. Cuadra received BPIs worth 6,086,700 cordobas, approximately $300,496. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement. Mrs. Cuadra's claims had been previously dismissed by GON based on Decree 38 (1979) in 2008. Decree 38 authorized the GON to confiscate property belonging to "allies" of the Somoza family.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Rina Cuadra Land 2 bonds
5. On May 14, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the finiquito signed by U.S. citizen Roberto Velez on May 12, 2009. Mr. Velez received BPIs worth 1,817,600 cordobas, approximately $89,733. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Roberto Velez House 1 bonds
6. On May 25, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the finiquito signed by the legal representative of U.S. citizen Francisco Zuniga on May 20, 2009. Mr. Zuniga received BPIs worth 1,721,000 cordobas, approximately $84,964. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement. Mr. Zuniga's claim had been previously dismissed by GON based on Decree 3(1979) in 2008. Decree 3 authorized the GON to confiscate property belonging to the Somoza family, the National Guard, and government officials.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Francisco Zuniga House and 2 bonds
Check
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 05/31/09
--------------
7. The following is a snapshot of current U.S. citizen property
claims. The Embassy maintains separate databases for claims
registered before and after the July 31, 2005 deadline in the
Consolidated Appropriations Act.
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Total Amcits with pending claims 284
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 592
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
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Claims resolved calendar year 2009 24
Claims resolved calendar year 2008 47
Claims resolved calendar year 2007 10
Claims resolved calendar year 2006 81
Claims resolved calendar year 2005 126
Claims resolved calendar year 2004 218
Claims resolved calendar year 2003 243
Claims resolved calendar year 2002 125
Claims resolved calendar year 2001 175
Claims resolved calendar year 2000 70
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
-------------- -------------- --------------
Registered claims resolved so far in 2008-09 34
(waiver year: July 29, 2008 - July 29, 2009)
Registered claims resolved 2007-08 waiver year 42
Registered claims resolved 2006-07 waiver year 34
Registered claims resolved 2005-06 waiver year 86
Registered claims resolved 2004-05 waiver year 187
Registered claims resolved 2003-04 waiver year 214
Registered claims resolved 2002-03 waiver year 183
Registered claims resolved 2001-02 waiver year 160
Registered claims resolved 2000-01 waiver year 142
Registered claims resolved 1999-00 waiver year 77
Registered claims resolved 1998-99 waiver year 156
Registered claims resolved 1997-98 waiver year 204
Registered claims resolved 1996-97 waiver year 145
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS UNDER GON CONTROL NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Total Amcit properties under GON control 51
(subject to revision)
GON-held claims resolved 2008-09 waiver year 3
GON-held claims resolved 2007-08 waiver year 1
GON-held claims resolved 2006-07 waiver year 0
GON-held claims resolved 2005-06 waiver year 3
GON-held claims resolved 2004-05 waiver year 16
GON-held claims resolved 2003-04 waiver year 12
GON-held claims resolved 2002-03 waiver year 11
GON-held claims resolved 2001-02 waiver year 26
GON-held claims resolved 2000-01 waiver year 2
GON-held claims resolved 1999-00 waiver year 2
GON-held claims resolved 1998-99 waiver year 5
GON-held claims resolved 1997-98 waiver year 29
GON-held claims resolved (total) 177
CLAIMS DISMISSED BY GON NUMBER
-------------- --------------
MARCH 2008 73
FEBRUARY 2008 21
JANUARY 2008 34
NOVEMBER 2007 18
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TOTAL 146
DISMISSED CLAIMS LATER RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF U.S.
CLAIMANT NUMBER
-------------- -- --------------
MARCH 2009 3
APRIL 2009 5
MAY 2009 4
OTHER CATEGORIES TRACKED NUMBER
-------------- --------------
DECISION AGAINST U.S. CLAIMANT IN COURT 9
(CLAIM WITHDRAWN BY AMCIT)
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS 1
(PROPERTY UNDER AMCIT CONTROL)
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS FOR 1
LACK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
TOTAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY LAND SWAPS 7
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED VIA BONDS 1,923
(face value of bonds $339.7 million)
NON-REGISTERED RESOLUTIONS BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Non-registered resolutions 2008-09 waiver year 0
Non-registered resolutions 2007-08 waiver year 6
Non-registered resolutions 2006-07 waiver year 12
Non-registered resolutions 2005-06 waiver year 30
Non-registered resolutions 2004-05 waiver year 0
Non-registered resolutions 2003-04 waiver year 6
Non-registered resolutions 2002-03 waiver year 22
Non-registered resolutions 2001-02 waiver year 93
Non-registered resolutions 2000-01 waiver year 300
Non-registered resolutions 1999-00 waiver year 455
Non-registered resolutions 1998-99 waiver year 310
Non-registered resolutions 1997-98 waiver year 230
Non-registered resolutions 1996-97 waiver year 208
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS REGISTERED AFTER JULY 31, 2005 NUMBER
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Total Amcit claimants registered with Embassy 15
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 21
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS RESOLVED BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
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Claims resolved in calendar year 2008 1
Claims resolved in calendar year 2009 1
CALLAHAN
STATE FOR WHA/CEN, EB/IFD/OIA, AND L/CID
STATE ALSO FOR WHA/EPSC
STATE PASS TO USTR
TREASURY FOR INL AND OWH
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2009
SUMMARY
--------------
1. In May 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the
resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims. There
remain 592 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 284
U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming
majority of resolutions have involved compensation via
government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de
indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of May 31, 2009, the GON had issued
BPIs with a face value of $339,755,164.59 to Embassy-registered
claimants. Since taking office in January 2007, the Ortega
administration has resolved 81 claims, thirty-four of which during
the 2008-2009 waiver year.
EMBASSY REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED IN MAY
--------------
2. On May 12, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the final settlement document stating that U.S.
citizen Maximo Alejandro Blanco had decided to settle his claim
through BPIs on April 29, 2009. On May 14, Mr. Blanco told the
Embassy Property Office that he had settled his claim by accepting
BPIs deposited in escrow at the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Blanco
received BPIs worth 356,600 cordobas, approximately $17,605. We
have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Maximo A. Blanco House 1 bonds
3. On May 12, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the final settlement document or "finiquito" signed by the legal representative of U.S. citizen Norman Bonen-Castellon on May 5, 2009. The Castellon Estate received BPIs worth 442,200 cordobas, approximately $21,831. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Castellon Estate Land 1 bonds
4. On May 25, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the finiquito signed by U.S. citizen Rina Cuadra on May 15, 2009. Mrs. Cuadra received BPIs worth 6,086,700 cordobas, approximately $300,496. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement. Mrs. Cuadra's claims had been previously dismissed by GON based on Decree 38 (1979) in 2008. Decree 38 authorized the GON to confiscate property belonging to "allies" of the Somoza family.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Rina Cuadra Land 2 bonds
5. On May 14, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the finiquito signed by U.S. citizen Roberto Velez on May 12, 2009. Mr. Velez received BPIs worth 1,817,600 cordobas, approximately $89,733. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Roberto Velez House 1 bonds
6. On May 25, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the Embassy a copy of the finiquito signed by the legal representative of U.S. citizen Francisco Zuniga on May 20, 2009. Mr. Zuniga received BPIs worth 1,721,000 cordobas, approximately $84,964. We have updated our database to reflect this settlement. Mr. Zuniga's claim had been previously dismissed by GON based on Decree 3(1979) in 2008. Decree 3 authorized the GON to confiscate property belonging to the Somoza family, the National Guard, and government officials.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Francisco Zuniga House and 2 bonds
Check
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 05/31/09
--------------
7. The following is a snapshot of current U.S. citizen property
claims. The Embassy maintains separate databases for claims
registered before and after the July 31, 2005 deadline in the
Consolidated Appropriations Act.
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Total Amcits with pending claims 284
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 592
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Claims resolved calendar year 2009 24
Claims resolved calendar year 2008 47
Claims resolved calendar year 2007 10
Claims resolved calendar year 2006 81
Claims resolved calendar year 2005 126
Claims resolved calendar year 2004 218
Claims resolved calendar year 2003 243
Claims resolved calendar year 2002 125
Claims resolved calendar year 2001 175
Claims resolved calendar year 2000 70
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
-------------- -------------- --------------
Registered claims resolved so far in 2008-09 34
(waiver year: July 29, 2008 - July 29, 2009)
Registered claims resolved 2007-08 waiver year 42
Registered claims resolved 2006-07 waiver year 34
Registered claims resolved 2005-06 waiver year 86
Registered claims resolved 2004-05 waiver year 187
Registered claims resolved 2003-04 waiver year 214
Registered claims resolved 2002-03 waiver year 183
Registered claims resolved 2001-02 waiver year 160
Registered claims resolved 2000-01 waiver year 142
Registered claims resolved 1999-00 waiver year 77
Registered claims resolved 1998-99 waiver year 156
Registered claims resolved 1997-98 waiver year 204
Registered claims resolved 1996-97 waiver year 145
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS UNDER GON CONTROL NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Total Amcit properties under GON control 51
(subject to revision)
GON-held claims resolved 2008-09 waiver year 3
GON-held claims resolved 2007-08 waiver year 1
GON-held claims resolved 2006-07 waiver year 0
GON-held claims resolved 2005-06 waiver year 3
GON-held claims resolved 2004-05 waiver year 16
GON-held claims resolved 2003-04 waiver year 12
GON-held claims resolved 2002-03 waiver year 11
GON-held claims resolved 2001-02 waiver year 26
GON-held claims resolved 2000-01 waiver year 2
GON-held claims resolved 1999-00 waiver year 2
GON-held claims resolved 1998-99 waiver year 5
GON-held claims resolved 1997-98 waiver year 29
GON-held claims resolved (total) 177
CLAIMS DISMISSED BY GON NUMBER
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MARCH 2008 73
FEBRUARY 2008 21
JANUARY 2008 34
NOVEMBER 2007 18
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TOTAL 146
DISMISSED CLAIMS LATER RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF U.S.
CLAIMANT NUMBER
-------------- -- --------------
MARCH 2009 3
APRIL 2009 5
MAY 2009 4
OTHER CATEGORIES TRACKED NUMBER
-------------- --------------
DECISION AGAINST U.S. CLAIMANT IN COURT 9
(CLAIM WITHDRAWN BY AMCIT)
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS 1
(PROPERTY UNDER AMCIT CONTROL)
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS FOR 1
LACK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
TOTAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY LAND SWAPS 7
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED VIA BONDS 1,923
(face value of bonds $339.7 million)
NON-REGISTERED RESOLUTIONS BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Non-registered resolutions 2008-09 waiver year 0
Non-registered resolutions 2007-08 waiver year 6
Non-registered resolutions 2006-07 waiver year 12
Non-registered resolutions 2005-06 waiver year 30
Non-registered resolutions 2004-05 waiver year 0
Non-registered resolutions 2003-04 waiver year 6
Non-registered resolutions 2002-03 waiver year 22
Non-registered resolutions 2001-02 waiver year 93
Non-registered resolutions 2000-01 waiver year 300
Non-registered resolutions 1999-00 waiver year 455
Non-registered resolutions 1998-99 waiver year 310
Non-registered resolutions 1997-98 waiver year 230
Non-registered resolutions 1996-97 waiver year 208
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS REGISTERED AFTER JULY 31, 2005 NUMBER
-------------- --- --------------
Total Amcit claimants registered with Embassy 15
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 21
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS RESOLVED BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
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Claims resolved in calendar year 2008 1
Claims resolved in calendar year 2009 1
CALLAHAN