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Lochtegate is the colloquial name of the scandal involving United States swim team members Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz, and Jack Conger during the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Lochte, together with fellow U.S. swimmers, were found to have fabricated a story about being robbed by gunmen posing as policemen. Lochte apologizes, team mate pays fine for lying to Brazil ...
Ryan Lochte believes he's changed a lot since the fake robbery incident at the 2016 Summer Olympics that altered his life and career.
Lochte was charged in Brazil with falsely reporting a crime. The scandal gained significant media attention both during the games and after their conclusion. [138] In July 2017, the court in Brazil dismissed the charges against Lochte, saying his actions "did not rise to the level of filing a false crime report." [139]
Ryan Steven Lochte (/ ˈ l ɒ k t i / LOK-tee; born August 3, 1984) is an American former [2] competition swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist. He is the third-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history measured by total number of medals, behind only Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky . [ 3 ]
Ryan Lochte was held at gunpoint in Rio during a party he was invited to on Saturday night, according to several reports. American swimmer Ryan Lochte and 3 others were robbed at gunpoint after a ...
Brazilian police recommended on Thursday that prosecutors present charges against Ryan Lochte for a false crime report.
Gunnar Bentz, one of the U.S. swimmers embroiled in an international incident over an alleged robbery in Rio, issued a statement detailing what happened. One of Ryan Lochte's teammates just threw ...