Daniel Edmundo and Maurice Facundo: The propagandist and the "sports czar" added to the sanctions list
While one manages the official narrative and alliances with Russia and China, the other handles sports diplomacy, both operating from structures funded by the gold business and asset confiscation.
TL;DR
- Daniel Edmundo and Maurice Facundo, sons of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, have been sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
- Daniel Edmundo, 46, coordinates state media, manages official narratives, and signs alliances with Chinese and Russian media.
- Maurice Facundo, 40, is responsible for sports diplomacy, having hosted FIFA president Gianni Infantino and MLB coach Dusty Baker.
- The sanctions target individuals and entities involved in Nicaragua's gold extraction and marketing, accused of funding the regime and seizing U.S. citizens' properties.
- Daniel Edmundo previously directed Channel 4 and holds a degree in Sociology from UCA, a university expropriated by the regime.
- Maurice Facundo studied Social Communication and Film and Television, and co-directs Channel 13.
- Their family connections extend to other sanctioned individuals, including their sister-in-law, the director of Telcor.