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08-19-2016, 03:52 PM
U.S. swimmer Jimmy Feigen settles Rio robbery dispute with charity donation
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U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen has decided to settle a dispute over an alleged armed robbery during the Rio Olympics by paying nearly $11,000 to a Brazilian charity.*
SEE ALSO: Brazilian police and new footage discredit Lochte's robbery claims (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/ryan-lochte-gas-station-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Feigen and his teammate Ryan Lochte were accused of lying about being held up at gunpoint in the early hours of Sunday while they were with other U.S. swimmers, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger.*
Brazilian authorities claimed the swimmers made up the story to cover up an act of vandalism at a gas station in the Rio suburb of Barra de Tijuca, and demanded an apology. The U.S. Olympic Committee issued a statement (http://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/USOC/081816-Statement) that included an apology for the athletes' behaviour.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/19/jimmy-feigen-us-swimmer-robbery-rio/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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SEE ALSO: Brazilian police and new footage discredit Lochte's robbery claims (http://mashable.com/2016/08/18/ryan-lochte-gas-station-video/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Feigen and his teammate Ryan Lochte were accused of lying about being held up at gunpoint in the early hours of Sunday while they were with other U.S. swimmers, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger.*
Brazilian authorities claimed the swimmers made up the story to cover up an act of vandalism at a gas station in the Rio suburb of Barra de Tijuca, and demanded an apology. The U.S. Olympic Committee issued a statement (http://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/USOC/081816-Statement) that included an apology for the athletes' behaviour.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/19/jimmy-feigen-us-swimmer-robbery-rio/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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