Clover Leaf Capital Corp. announced that effective as of December 4, 2023, Manuel Rocha resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of the company, as well as from his positions as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Rocha?s departure was not the result of any disagreement with management or the Board on any matter relating to the Company?s operations, policies, or practices.

On December 1, 2023, Mr. Rocha was arrested by federal authorities and charged with multiple crimes including conspiracy to act as a foreign agent to defraud the United States, acting as an illegal agent for a foreign government, and use of a passport obtained by false statement in a complaint filed against Mr. Rocha in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.