The director of a company hired by FIFA to exclusively sell World Cup tickets is on the run after avoiding arrest in his Rio de Janeiro hotel.
Ray Whelan the chief
executive of a Swiss hospitality company is accused of masterminding a multi-million dollar ticket re-selling scam.
Police in Rio de Janeiro were searching for Whelan on Thursday for the implicated by a World Cup
ticket scalping investigation.
A court ordered the arrest of Whelan and the continued
detention of 10 other suspects already held in the probe.
Whelan, who was briefly arrested earlier in the week and released pending a court order, was not present when police arrived at the Copacabana Palace, the luxurious beachside hotel where he had been staying in Rio along with many tournament organisers.
Prosecutors said in a statement that Whelan was seen leaving through a back door before
they arrived.
Whelan, who was briefly arrested earlier in the week and released pending a court order, was not present when police arrived at the Copacabana Palace, the luxurious beachside hotel where he had been staying in Rio along with many tournament organisers.
Prosecutors said in a statement that Whelan was seen leaving through a back door before
they arrived.
Source: Al Jazeera
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