Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09MANAGUA680
2009-07-09 22:06:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Managua
Cable title:
NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JUNE 2009
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UNCLAS MANAGUA 000680
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: JUNE 2009
SUMMARY
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UNCLAS MANAGUA 000680
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: JUNE 2009
SUMMARY
--------------
1. In June 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the
resolution of nine Embassy registered property claims. A U.S.
citizen claimant also withdrew one claim because he did not have
sufficient documents to support his case. There remain 582
unresolved registered property claims belonging to 278 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 June 30, 2009, the GON had issued BPIs with a face value of
$341,992,084.59 to Embassy-registered claimants. Since taking
office in January 2007, the Ortega administration has resolved 90
claims, forty-three of which during the 2008-2009 waiver year.
EMBASSY REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED IN JUNE
--------------
2. On June 30, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the final settlement document or "finiquito" that
U.S. citizen Norma Amador signed on June 23, 2009. Mrs. Amador
received BPIs worth 4,018,000 cordobas, approximately $197,413. We
have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Norma Amador Land 1 bonds
3. On June 30, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that the legal representative of the
Bandes Estate signed on June 22, 2009. The Bandes Estate received
BPIs worth 1,182,900 cordobas, approximately $58,118. We have
updated our database to reflect this settlement. The Bandes Estate
claim had been previously dismissed by the GON based on Decree 38
(1979),which authorized the government to confiscate property
belonging to allies of the Somoza family.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Bandes Estate House 1 bonds
4. On June 19, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy the finiquito that U.S. citizen Orlando Flores-Ponce signed
on June 16, 2009. Mr. Flores-Ponce received BPIs worth 2,120,200
cordobas, approximately $104,170. We have updated our database to
reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Orlando Flores-Ponce House 1 bonds
5. On June 2, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that U.S. citizen Amanda Hooker
signed on May 4, 2009. Mrs. Hooker received BPIs worth 119,800
cordobas, approximately $5,886. We have updated our database to
reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Amanda Hooker House 1 bonds
6. On June 2, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that the legal representative of
U.S. citizen Leticia Jimenez signed on May 29, 2009. Mrs. Jimenez
received BPIs worth 842,500 cordobas, approximately $41,393. We
have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Leticia Jimenez Land 2 bonds
7. On June 2, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that U.S. citizen Agnes Montoya
signed on May 22, 2009. Mrs. Montoya received BPIs worth 1,617,900
cordobas, approximately $79,491. We have updated our database to
reflect this settlement. Mrs. Montoya's claim had been previously
dismissed by the GON based on Decree 38.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Agnes Montoya House 1 bonds
8. On April 29, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that U.S. citizen Manuel Murillo
signed on April 27, 2009. Mr. Murillo received BPIs worth
34,212,900 cordobas, approximately $1,680,959. We did not report
the resolution of this claim in April because Mr. Murillo had legal
issues related to the issuance of the BPIs. We have updated our
database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Manuel Murillo Land 1 bonds
9. On June 30, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that U.S. citizen Mercedes Torrentes
signed on June 25, 2009. Mrs. Torrentes received BPIs worth
1,414,300 cordobas, approximately $69,487. We have updated our
database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Mercedes Torrentes House 1 bonds
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 06/30/09
--------------
10. 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 278
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 582
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Claims resolved calendar year 2009 33
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 43
(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 15
JANUARY 2008 28
NOVEMBER 2007 18
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TOTAL 134
DISMISSED CLAIMS LATER RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF U.S.
CLAIMANT NUMBER
-------------- -- --------------
MARCH 2009 1
APRIL 2009 5
MAY 2009 4
JUNE 2009 2
OTHER CATEGORIES TRACKED NUMBER
-------------- -------------- CLAIMS
WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS 9
(DECISION AGAINST U.S. CLAIMANT IN COURT)
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS 1
(PROPERTY UNDER AMCIT CONTROL)
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS FOR 2
LACK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
TOTAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY LAND SWAPS 7
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED VIA BONDS 1,932
(face value of bonds $341.9 million)
NON-REGISTERED RESOLUTIONS BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Non-registered resolutions 2008-09 waiver year 1
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 16
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 22
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS RESOLVED BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
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: JUNE 2009
SUMMARY
--------------
1. In June 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the
resolution of nine Embassy registered property claims. A U.S.
citizen claimant also withdrew one claim because he did not have
sufficient documents to support his case. There remain 582
unresolved registered property claims belonging to 278 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 June 30, 2009, the GON had issued BPIs with a face value of
$341,992,084.59 to Embassy-registered claimants. Since taking
office in January 2007, the Ortega administration has resolved 90
claims, forty-three of which during the 2008-2009 waiver year.
EMBASSY REGISTERED CLAIMS RESOLVED IN JUNE
--------------
2. On June 30, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the final settlement document or "finiquito" that
U.S. citizen Norma Amador signed on June 23, 2009. Mrs. Amador
received BPIs worth 4,018,000 cordobas, approximately $197,413. We
have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Norma Amador Land 1 bonds
3. On June 30, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that the legal representative of the
Bandes Estate signed on June 22, 2009. The Bandes Estate received
BPIs worth 1,182,900 cordobas, approximately $58,118. We have
updated our database to reflect this settlement. The Bandes Estate
claim had been previously dismissed by the GON based on Decree 38
(1979),which authorized the government to confiscate property
belonging to allies of the Somoza family.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Bandes Estate House 1 bonds
4. On June 19, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy the finiquito that U.S. citizen Orlando Flores-Ponce signed
on June 16, 2009. Mr. Flores-Ponce received BPIs worth 2,120,200
cordobas, approximately $104,170. We have updated our database to
reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Orlando Flores-Ponce House 1 bonds
5. On June 2, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that U.S. citizen Amanda Hooker
signed on May 4, 2009. Mrs. Hooker received BPIs worth 119,800
cordobas, approximately $5,886. We have updated our database to
reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Amanda Hooker House 1 bonds
6. On June 2, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that the legal representative of
U.S. citizen Leticia Jimenez signed on May 29, 2009. Mrs. Jimenez
received BPIs worth 842,500 cordobas, approximately $41,393. We
have updated our database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Leticia Jimenez Land 2 bonds
7. On June 2, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that U.S. citizen Agnes Montoya
signed on May 22, 2009. Mrs. Montoya received BPIs worth 1,617,900
cordobas, approximately $79,491. We have updated our database to
reflect this settlement. Mrs. Montoya's claim had been previously
dismissed by the GON based on Decree 38.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Agnes Montoya House 1 bonds
8. On April 29, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that U.S. citizen Manuel Murillo
signed on April 27, 2009. Mr. Murillo received BPIs worth
34,212,900 cordobas, approximately $1,680,959. We did not report
the resolution of this claim in April because Mr. Murillo had legal
issues related to the issuance of the BPIs. We have updated our
database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Manuel Murillo Land 1 bonds
9. On June 30, 2009, the Attorney General's Office provided the
Embassy a copy of the finiquito that U.S. citizen Mercedes Torrentes
signed on June 25, 2009. Mrs. Torrentes received BPIs worth
1,414,300 cordobas, approximately $69,487. We have updated our
database to reflect this settlement.
Type of No. of Type of
Claimant Claim Claims Resolution
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Mercedes Torrentes House 1 bonds
STATUS OF AMCIT PROPERTY AS OF 06/30/09
--------------
10. 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 278
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 582
EMBASSY-REGISTERED CLAIMS BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Claims resolved calendar year 2009 33
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 43
(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 15
JANUARY 2008 28
NOVEMBER 2007 18
--------------
TOTAL 134
DISMISSED CLAIMS LATER RESOLVED IN FAVOR OF U.S.
CLAIMANT NUMBER
-------------- -- --------------
MARCH 2009 1
APRIL 2009 5
MAY 2009 4
JUNE 2009 2
OTHER CATEGORIES TRACKED NUMBER
-------------- -------------- CLAIMS
WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS 9
(DECISION AGAINST U.S. CLAIMANT IN COURT)
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS 1
(PROPERTY UNDER AMCIT CONTROL)
CLAIMS WITHDRAWN BY AMCITS FOR 2
LACK OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
TOTAL CLAIMS RESOLVED BY LAND SWAPS 7
TOTAL CLAIMS COMPENSATED VIA BONDS 1,932
(face value of bonds $341.9 million)
NON-REGISTERED RESOLUTIONS BY WAIVER YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Non-registered resolutions 2008-09 waiver year 1
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 16
Total Amcit claims pending resolution 22
NON-WAIVER CLAIMS RESOLVED BY CALENDAR YEAR NUMBER
-------------- --------------
Claims resolved in calendar year 2008 1
Claims resolved in calendar year 2009 1
CALLAHAN