Brazil Police Say Rio Olympics were Bought in Corrupt Scheme

Brazil Police Say Rio Olympics were Bought in Corrupt Scheme

The Monday Morning Quarterback   3:55 PM

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Brazilian officials said Tuesday that the country's Olympics chief was the "lynchpin" in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee to award Rio de Janeiro the 2016 Games. Revealing a nine month investigation spanning several countries and dubbed "Unfair Play," police said Carlos Nuzman had been taken in for questioning and his house searched. Nuzman,…

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Olympics Corruption: Noose Tightens Around IOC After Brazil Raids

Olympics Corruption: Noose Tightens Around IOC After Brazil Raids

The Monday Morning Quarterback   2:18 PM

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Brazilian police carried out several raids on Tuesday, including one on the house of Olympic Chief Carlos Nuzman, over allegations he bribed the IOC to host the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil's federal police and French officials, including well-known French anti-corruption Judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke, were spotted outside the home of Carlos Nuzman in…

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