Olympic parents arrested in alleged scam

Five people, including the parents of swimming gold medalist Rebecca Adlington, have been arrested in a Beijing Olympics ticket scam, British authorities say.

The suspects were apprehended at the Serious Fraud Office in London in the investigation of Xclusive Tickets, which allegedly sold thousands of tickets that never materialized, the Telegraph said.

Among those arrested were Kay and Steve Adlington, whose daughter Rebecca won gold medals in the 400 and 800 swimming events in Beijing, the newspaper said. They were released on bail.

Customers from more than 60 countries reportedly bought tickets for the Beijing Games from the company, which went into liquidation in August. It also failed to deliver passes to several other events, officials said.

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