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The fallout from the Ryan Lochte involved drama continues, although it appears we are getting near the end of all of this nonsense. By now you already know Lochte and three of his other teammates made up the story of being robbed because the actual truth was their moronic, drunken selves decided to destroy a bathroom at a gas station and then get into an altercation with security guards. Lochte made sure to get out of Brazil early in the week but his three other teammates were pulled off planes and forced to stay. The other teammates are finally on their way home today but one of them is light in the pocket for it.

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Contrary to some reports yesterday, none of the swimmers were actually indicted for filing a false report. While the possibility still exists for that to happen, it’s highly unlikely according to a Brazilian police official.

Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were pulled off their flights home two days ago, as authorities wanted them to give them more details of the incident before finally admitting it was all a hoax. Those two were allowed to go home last night but James Feigen remained behind. He will be heading home today as well but not before “donating” $10,800. Feigen was the one who caused most of the damage at the gas station bathroom.

The saga was an enormous embarrassment for the U.S. Olympic team, which had otherwise dominated the games. It also deeply wounded a country eager to prove it could host the first games in Latin America despite concerns it could not keep athletes and spectators safe from rampant street crime.

“No robbery was committed against these athletes. They were not victims of the crimes they claimed,” Civil Police Chief Fernando Veloso told a news conference.

While it’s true that men did in fact point guns at them and demand money, it wasn’t because of a robbery. They were security at the gas station and all they demanded was the swimmers give them money for the door they destroyed. Lying Lochte concocted the exaggerated story for authorities so him and the other three fools wouldn’t look bad but clearly that plan didn’t work.