There are said to be 65 e-mail exchanges between the pair dating to 2014, but police investigator Aloysio Falcao said that the authorities have no evidence that Bach knew of the alleged ticket scam.
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They also indicated that they wish to speak to other individuals as part of their inquiries, including IOC President Thomas Bach.
Prosecutor Marcus Kac told RTÉ News the offences involved can attract sentences of up to 20 years, but upon conviction first-time offenders would see this reduced to between eight and ten years.
Brazilian police said Monday they have “overwhelming” proof the former head of the Olympic Council of Ireland led an illegal ticketing ring at the Rio Games and are preparing to make a formal accusation later in the week.
Both men have denied any accusations of wrongdoing.
“He could very much help clarify the work of the Civil Police to settle some doubts because he was mentioned in several emails”.
He said some of those charged had asked Bach directly for more tickets – and that he had apparently provided them.
The American-based company, an ATR for 36 countries and territories at Rio 2016, including Greece, Jamaica, Mexico and Uruguay, allegedly provided 177 tickets worth $53,000 (£40,000/€47,000) to THG Sports.
“That company had three sources of tickets: the company Pro 10, the Olympic Council of Ireland and a company called Cartan”. The Next hotel where THG Sports executive Kevin James Mallon was arrested on August 5 with 823 tickets in his possession while entertaining ticket holders was a hospitality venue for Cartan, police said.
Patrick Hickey will be accused, along with Kevin Mallon, a director of global sports hospitality company THG Sports, with scalping, ambush marketing and criminal association, said Rio de Janeiro police chief Ricardo Barbosa.
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The extent of the scalping operation was discovered after police reviewed documents and emails seized during a sting operation at the Rio Games which led to the arrest of Patrick Hickey, former head of the Olympic Council of Ireland, and Kevin Mallon, a director of global sports hospitality company THG Sports. It is the latest stage in Brazil’s criminal process. The 71-year-old was initially imprisoned in a high-security facility in Bangu but has subsequently been released with his passport seized. A judge will now decide whether to accept or reject the charges.
