US Swimmer Jimmy Feigen to Make Charitable Donation in Exchange for His Freedom

Jimmy Feigen, who has been accused by Brazilian authorities of fabricating a robbery claim along with Ryan Lochte and two other U.S. swimming teammates, will pay about $10,800 to an unnamed Brazilian charity and then leave the country, his attorney told the Associated Press early Friday.

According to attorney Breno Melaragno, Brazilian law allows people charged with minor offenses to make a donation to charity to avoid criminal prosecution. He didn’t tell the AP what charge, if any, Feigen was facing. The swimmer won a gold medal as part of the Americans’ 4×100-meter freestyle relay team at this year’s Olympics, taking home $25,000.