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Brazil Police Question U.S. Swimmers After Doubt Cast on Robbery Claim

HeadlineAug 18, 2016

And in Brazil, American Olympic swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were pulled off a plane for questioning as they were preparing to leave Rio, amid suspicions that they and their teammates may have lied about their account of being robbed at gunpoint by people posing as police officers. Their teammate, gold medalist Ryan Lochte, had told authorities they were robbed early Sunday as they were returning home after a late-night party. He has since left Brazil. But Brazilian police say there are discrepancies in the swimmers’ reports. Police also say closed-circuit TV footage contradicts their stories. In Brazil, filing a false police report is a crime.

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