RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Ray Whelan, chief executive of a Swiss hospitality company implicated in an alleged World Cup-ticket resale scheme, was released from jail on Wednesday on the order of Brazil's Supreme Court, Rio's prison authorities said.
Whelan, a British citizen, gave himself up on July 14 after spending almost four days as a fugitive, police said. Prosecutors have accused 12 people of engaging in a criminal organisation, bribery, money-laundering and tax evasion in connection with a World Cup ticket "scalping" ring.
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