ail ies ▁to ▁buy ▁news print ▁at ▁a ▁ 2 5 % ▁disc ount ▁while ▁other ▁d ail ies ▁were ▁charged ▁prices ▁based ▁on ▁expensive ▁Chile an ▁imports ; ▁the ▁practice ▁was ▁made ▁illegal ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Clar ín ▁Group ▁and ▁La ▁N ación ▁are ▁also ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁federal ▁regul ators ▁over ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁case ▁of ▁se cur ities ▁fra ud ▁by ▁the ▁Clar ín ▁Group ▁against ▁p ension ▁funds ▁holding ▁Clar ín ▁stock , ▁and ▁the ▁continued ▁use ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁of ▁an ▁exp ired ▁corpor ate ▁tax ▁credit ▁on ▁pay roll ▁tax es ▁( worth ▁over ▁US $ 5 0 ▁million ) ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁La ▁N ación . ▁ ▁Ph arma ce ut ical s ▁and ▁n arc ot ics ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁then ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁of ▁Argentina , ▁Gra ci ela ▁O ca ña , ▁informed ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁Anthony ▁Wayne ▁that ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁cor ruption ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁major ▁problems ▁aff lic ting ▁the ▁country ' s ▁health - care ▁system . ▁C iting ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁price ▁manip ulation ▁and ▁fra ud ul ent ▁products , ▁O ca ña ▁called ▁for ▁greater ▁trans par ency ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ag ency ▁responsible ▁for ▁distrib uting ▁dru gs . ▁Also , ▁the ▁Argent in ian ▁government ▁was ▁purch asing ▁" fra ud ul ent ▁medic ines "