Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Nationality
Nicaragua
DoB
1956-08-11
Address
Managua, Nicaragua
Reg. ID
A00000371, Passport
Official reason
Julio Cesar Aviles Castillo (Aviles) was designated for being a current official of the Government of Nicaragua as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nicaraguan Army. Aviles, who is politically aligned with President Ortega, refused to order the disbarment and dismantling of paramilitary or “parapolice” forces during and after the political uprisings th...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1019
Date of listing
2020-05-22
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