Category: Crime
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IOC member Patrick Hickey transferred to Brazil’s largest prison complex Bangu
The 71-year-old, who temporarily stood down as president of the Olympics Council of Ireland (OCI) after his arrest on Wednesday, is now being detained at the Bangu 10 facility in West Rio de Janeiro. Fellow Irishman Kevin Mallon (36) is currently being detained at the adjoining Bangu 8 in the same complex. Mr Hickey was…
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Ryan Lochte Apologizes For Behavior In Rio | MSNBC
Ryan Lochte has publicly apologized through his Instagram account for his “behavior†in Rio, in which he claimed that he and three other U.S. swimmers were robbed at gunpoint. NBC’s Ron Mott reports. https://t.co/n82dZH2gfl pic.twitter.com/rGp1nmA94G — Ryan Lochte (@RyanLochte) August 19, 2016
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Brazilian police seek indictment of Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen
Brazilian police have recommended that United States swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen be indicted on charges of falsely reporting a crime in Rio de Janeiro, Federal Police of Brazil told ABC News. ABC News had previously reported that the pair had been indicted, but it is up to prosecutors to decide whether to act…
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AP: Ryan Lochte lied about being robbed in Rio
A new report is saying that Ryan Lochte, along with three other U.S. swimmers, lied about an alleged robbery in Rio. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN with the latest details.
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Al Roker: Ryan Lochte’s Account Of Alleged Robbery ‘Embarrassed’ Brazil | TODAY
Officials are questioning details of Ryan Lochte’s claim that he and three fellow U.S. swimmers were robbed at gunpoint in Rio. TODAY’s Natalie Morales suggests that Brazilian officials “had to have strong evidence†to pull two of the swimmers from their plane as they were about to leave the country. Al Roker says Lochte’s account…
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Rio 2016: IOC ready to work with police following arrest of Patrick Hickey
IOC Director of Communications Mark Adams confirmed the arrest of President of the Irish National Olympic Committee Patrick Hickey during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, after the 71 year-old was detained on suspicion of swindling ticket sales Read for instance The New York Times and New York Post
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Leaked Police Report: ‘Huge Increase’ in Swimming Pool Migrant Sex Assaults Against Children
A leaked internal report from the German city of Düsseldorf has lain bare the rapidly developing child sex crisis in swimming pools, for which so-called ‘refugees’ are often identified as the culprits. The document, distributed among specialist officers dealing with sex crimes and confirmed to Germany’s Bild newspaper as genuine expresses concern “that sexual offences are recording…
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Rio Olympics 2016: Mutilated body parts wash up next to volleyball venue on Copacabana beach
Parts of a mutilated body have washed up on a beach in Rio de Janeiro where beach volleyball teams will be competing within weeks at the Olympics. Police said a foot and other parts had been found on the famous sands of Copacabana beach on Wednesday, being cordoned off by officers and covered in black…
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Prostitution sting busts swim coach, ten others
Kelton Graham, 41, a swim coach in Omaha for the U.S. Swim Trials is one of almost one dozen people arrested in a prostitution sting.