“I omitted the facts that we urinated behind the building and that Ryan Lochte pulled a poster off the wall”, Jimmy told NBC News.
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“When I put my hands up and sat down on the curb”, Feigen said in the statement, “it became apparent that the man with the gun was telling us to pay, and I was unsure if they were affiliated with the gas station”.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
The three other swimmers – Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen – have all released statements apologizing for their role in scandal, as well. The man with the gun spoke with the cab driver, who got out of the cab.
A language barrier and the swimmers’ intoxication levels, the swimmers said, led to an escalation of the situation after an armed security guard confronted the swimmers to demand restitution for the damages. Later that day, a Rio police detective came to the USA House to take a statement. News. “He is taking a break from swimming for a little bit, but will get back at training when he feels up to it”.
Feigen said that later his U.S. passport was confiscated by Brazilian authorities.
Feigen had initially given a statement to Rio police that they had been held at gunpoint that night.
The part I made up was saying that it was a robbery. Option one was to remain in Brazil while the police continued the investigation.
“It’s what you call the pitchfork effect, I know that there is a certain level of corporate social responsibility that brands want to involve themselves with, the reality is that all of these of these brands that support the Olympics, are not doing it out of the goodness of their heart”, said Passikoff. He rejected both offers. “The prosecutor’s response was to increase the fine to [$46,875]”.
“Finally, all parties agreed to a R$35,000.00 ($10,800.00 USD) fine. My passport was returned to me after payment was received, and I was able to return home”.
United States media continue to try to get to the bottom of the murky incident that saw Ryan Lochte rush home during the Rio Olympics.
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Lochte, too, has apologized for his “overexaggerated” version of the incident, which has been an embarrassment for the U.S. Olympic team and deeply wounded a country eager to prove it could host the first Games in Latin America despite concerns it could not keep athletes and spectators safe from rampant street crime.
