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The judges that ruled in Lochte&#8217;s favor because an investigation had not been opened at the time he made his statements.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p-text\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>\u201cWe are pleased that the court has finally dismissed the criminal prosecution against Mr. Lochte, while at the same time, appropriately recognizing that he committed no crime. It has been a long year, but in the end, justice prevailed,\u201d Jeff Ostrow, Lochte&#8217;s attorney, told USA TODAY Sports.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p-text\">Lochte was suspended 10 months for his role in the scandal, but that suspension expired July 1. He was scheduled to return to competition this weekend at the Los Angeles Invite, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-lochte-not-competing-at-la-invite-after-all\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Lochte Not Competing At LA Invite After All<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\n<h2 class=\"p-text\">From Swimming World Archives<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail float-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-lochte-apologizes-for-behavior-says-he-should-have-been-more-careful-and-candid\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swimmingworld.azureedge.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ryan-lochte-ryan-lochte-2016-o-trials-0324-280x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-detail\">\n<h2 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-lochte-apologizes-for-behavior-says-he-should-have-been-more-careful-and-candid\/\">Ryan Lochte Apologizes For Behavior, Says He Should Have Been More \u2018Careful and Candid\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-meta\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i><time datetime=\"2016-08-19T08:08:35+00:00\">19 August 2016<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-excerpt\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Lochte\u00a0had been accused of falsely reporting a crime in Brazil last summer during the Olympics, but those charges have been dropped, according to USA TODAY Sports. 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