Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Jorge Estuardo VARGAS MORALES
Aliases
Jorge VARGAS
Position
Guatemalan Congressman
Nationality
Guatemala
DoB
1973-08-22
Address
Kilometro 19.5 Carretera A Fraijanes, Lote 69A, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Reg. ID
2232730900101, National ID No.; 223273090, Passport
Official reason
Jorge Estuardo Vargas Morales (Vargas) is a Guatemalan congressman and one of several individuals at the apex of a network designed to control contracts and operations at government-run ports for personal profit. He oversees project execution once contracts are awarded and pays out a percentage to board members who vote in favor. Additionally, Varg...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1155
Date of listing
2022-12-09
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky
Regime
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Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/5441
Official Information
On December 23, 2016, the President signed the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (the “Act”) into law. The Act authorized the President to impose targeted sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is, among other things, responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other ...
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