Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Reinaldo Gregorio Lenin CERNA JUAREZ
Aliases
Lenin CERNA JUAREZ
Nationality
Nicaragua
DoB
1947-09-29; 1946-09-29
Address
Nicaragua
Reg. ID
A005297, Passport
Official reason
Cerna is a close confidante of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. He was head of state security under the first Ortega presidency in the 1970s and 1980s and was reportedly involved in numerous incidents of violence, murder, and torture and admitted to associating with known terrorist groups. Cerna previously worked at the Consulate of Nicaragua in...
Other Information
Date of listing
2022-10-24
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13851 of November 27, 2018 Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Nicaragua
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2581
Official Information
On November 27, 2018, the President, invoking the authority of, inter alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) (IEEPA), issued Executive Order 13851 (83 FR 61505, November 29, 2018) (E.O. 13851). In E.O. 13851, the President determined that the situation in Nicaragua, including the violent response by the Governme...
Program URL
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/09/04/2019-19049/nicaragua-sanctions-regulations