RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian officials said an Irish businessman arrested at the beginning of the Rio Games in a ticket-scalping probe has been released on bail.
Rio's department of penitentiaries said Kevin Mallon left the Bangu prison complex late Saturday on condition he doesn't leave Brazil.
Investigators are still building a case against Mallon that also involves the president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, Patrick Hickey. The 71-year-old OCI leader was arrested Aug. 17 in his hotel room.
Mallon is the head of 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.