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One report on Mexican exploitation by overpricing CLAP boxes sold to the Venezuelan government even as it was filling them with expired food products won the website the ICFJ Knight Prize.[5] In April and September 2017 four investigative journalists published reports in Armando.info about inflated food prices within the CLAP initiative, exposing Colombian businessman Alex Saab's relationship with the Venezuelan government.[9][10][11] Following the publication, Armando.info and the journalists were threatened and had their personal information shared on social media, and Saab brought a lawsuit alleging continued defamation of reputation and aggravated injury charges, which carry a prison sentence of up to six years, leading the reporters to flee Venezuela.One such case is that of Antonio González Morales, known for his close ties with the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro[27] and his involvement in various infrastructure projects and subsidized food distribution initiatives.[28] Antonio González Morales has been linked to a Venezuelan oil-for-food exchange network, allegedly aimed at circumventing international sanctions, along with his partners, the Martín and Maximilien Merckx Landaluce brothers.Gilberto Morales and Armando Capriles are also part of the same network and have been accused of participating in illicit financial transactions involving $60 billion with the National Development Fund and the Central Bank of Venezuela.