A brazilian court has dismissed the criminal case against the American olympic swimmer, Ryan Lochte, for filing a false robbery report during the 2016 olympic in Rio De Janeiro.Lochte told NBC last year that he and fellow swimmer Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and Jimmy Fiegen were robbed at gun point in a taxi by men with Police badges, as they returned from Olympic village after a party on August 15

This crime, according to brazilian laws, is punishable by
up to 18 months jail time. The case was tossed out after determining that Ryan's robbery claim made to NBC did not constitute  the filing of a fake report.

Jeff Ostrow Ryan Lochte's Florida-based Attorney said in an e-mail to associate press:

'we are pleased that the court has finally dismissed the criminal prosecution while, also acknowledging that he committed no crime while in Brazil.We are hopeful that the Prosecution accept the court decision, so that the case can finally be put to rest'

It should be recalled that he was also suspended from US olympic team for 10 months