Brazilian officials say an Irish businessman arrested at the beginning of the Rio Olympics in a ticket-scalping probe has been released on bail. Rio's department of penitentiaries said on Sunday that Kevin Mallon left the Bangu prison complex late Saturday on condition that he doesn't leave Brazil. Mallon is the head of the British ticket and hospitality provider THG Sports. He was arrested with hundreds of tickets, including some that were officially allocated to Ireland's committee. Police believe sports executives and businessmen plotted to transfer the tickets illegally and set high fees disguised as hospitality packages.

Source: CBC News August 28, 2016 18:11 UTC