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DE RUEHMU #0680/01 1902206
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 092206Z JUL 09
FM AMEMBASSY MANAGUA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4319
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE

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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¶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