Rio Police Say Ryan Lochte and Teammates Fabricated Robbery Story: 'We Knew That They Were Lying'

18 August 2016 9:05 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

Ryan Lochte's teammates confirmed to Brazilian police that he fabricated the alleged robbery that has been the center of an international controversy. A Brazilian official told People that Lochte's teammates Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, who were pulled off a plane headed back to the U.S. late Wednesday for questioning, told police that the robbery had been fabricated. An official who has direct knowledge of the investigation told People that around 6 a.m. on Sunday, Lochte, along with Conger, Bentz and Jimmy Feigen, stopped at a gas stopped at a gas station in Barra da Tijuca, a suburb of Rio. »

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