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Ireland’s Olympic Council President Arrested for Ticket Scandal

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian police arrested on Wednesday, August 17th, the president of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI), Patrick Joseph Hickey for his involvement in an international scheme to sell tickets to this year’s Games, some which were stamped as being given to the OCI. The Irish entity has stated it will also launch an investigation.

“The OCI has launched an immediate investigation with our Authorized Ticket Reseller, Pro10, into how the individuals were allegedly in possession of OCI allocated tickets. The OCI strictly adheres to the IOC regulations around ticket . . .

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