Rio Shakedown: U.S. Swimmers Allowed to Leave with $11,000 Payment

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Breitbart:

Rio de Janeiro police have agreed to let U.S. Olympic swimmer James Feigen return home if he pays $11,000 to a charity of the city’s choice, following an incident in which Feigen and teammates Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, and Jack Conger were forced to pay gas station attendants money for damage at gunpoint.

 

The Brazilian government ordered the four swimmers to have their passports seized earlier this week, following the discovery of discrepancies in the details of the testimonies of Feigen and Lochte. Lochte by then had already left the country.

 

Late Sunday morning, the swimmers were involved in an altercation at a gas station in Rio de Janeiro that culminated in local security pulling guns on them and asking for money for damages. Lochte reportedly tore down an advertising sign, while a number of the swimmers urinated on gas station property. The men all acknowledged being inebriated during the affair and struggled to communicate with gas station security, who did not speak English.

 

Brazilian police officials have called the men liars for claiming that they were held up at gunpoint. Authorities agreed to let the three remaining swimmers leave the country on the condition that Feigen pay them a fee.

 

The Washington Post cites Feigen’s attorney, Breno Melaragno, as stating that Feigen is being made to “donate” $10,800 to a charity of the government’s choice.

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