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Reports: U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen to pay $11,000 to leave Brazil

U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen agreed to donate about $11,000 to a Brazilian charity Friday to settle a dispute over a claimed robbery in Rio de Janeiro, ABC and NBC report. Police on Thursday said their investigation revealed the swimmers fabricated a story about being pulled over by men dressed as police and robbed at gunpoint. Feigen and Ryan Lochte were ordered to stay in the country following an incident at a local gas station, though that order came after Lochte had already returned to the U.S. Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, who were with Lochte at the gas station last Sunday morning, have been allowed to leave Brazil, U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun said in a statement late Thursday. Ref. USAToday.

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Finally a resolution to all of this. Whey didn't they just tell the truth the first time around and save everyone a lot of time and embarrassment for themselves!