Authoritarian Finance often hides in plain sight.
OFAC says it sanctioned five people and seven companies operating in Nicaragua's gold sector, including two sons of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
The Treasury says this network helped the Murillo-Ortega regime raise funds, maintain political control, and benefit from activities linked to seized U.S.-owned property.
This is why supply chains matter. Gold is not just a commodity. In the wrong hands, it becomes infrastructure for Corruption, repression, and state capture.
Should gold supply chains face more public scrutiny?
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0451
#Nicaragua #Sanctions #Gold #HumanRights #Corruption #Authoritarianism #DigitalSovereignty
beitmenotyou1 / Michael J Burgess
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