According to TMZ Sports, Rio prosecutors have offered Ryan Lochte a plea deal after he was charged with falsely reporting a crime during the infamous gas station ordeal at the Rio Olympics in August.
Per law enforcements, the offer is 70,000 reals, which equates to just over $20,000 American dollars ($20,149). So far Lochte has not accepted the deal.
Jimmy Feigen, who was also involved in the incident, agreed to a plea deal in late August, paying half the amount of Lochte’s deal, though the prosecutor wanted 70,000 as well and has filed leal documents enforcing the original 70,000.
The incident also involved current college swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, but both were merely witnesses while Lochte and Feigen faced legal action. Lochte has since recovered from the incident by picking up a few new sponsors and appearing on Dancing with the Stars, so he’ll definitely want to get this situation fully resolved as soon as possible.
Lochte’s lawyer Jeff Ostrow told TMZ Sports “We don’t comment on a pending case but are hopeful it will be resolved to the benefit of all parties, including the people of Brazil, the Brazilian government and Ryan.”
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The Brazilian government displaced poor neighborhoods to build Olympic village… Raw sewage pouring into the bay.. In human treatment of its citizens and environment… And Ryan had to use a locked restroom… Who should be in jail?
I support Ryan… Language barrier..wanting to use the rest room… Security took his money.. Judgement impaired from alcohol.. Was taken advantage of…. Be strong Ryan…
Ryan will get a better deal by way of a nuisance value settlement. Again, Ryan did nothing wrong and was the victim of a shake down/extortion. He is a great guy, gifted athlete and a true American hero!
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Yeah, and that’ll remain a “maybe” until he releases his tax returns. Or May 2017, when he’s required to make his first financial disclosure in office. That should be fun.
Yeah it’s been rough on the 2.5 million voters who provided the margin of victory in the popular vote for her. It would be like cheering for Phelps winning the 200 IM at Rio by 1.5% over the rest of the field, and then being told that because someone outsplit him on breast, he technically lost the race.
Or worse yet, that the FBI director sent a letter to the officials during the race at the breast-free turn that someone had a digital camera that might have stored a photo showing that Phelps might have touched with one hand, and they’d need to investigate.