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British World Cup ticket exec turns himself in: Prosecutor

A British World Cup ticketing executive wanted in Brazil for alleged involvement with a scalping network, turned himself in on Monday, a Rio state prosecutor told AFP.

Rio de Janeiro: A British World Cup ticketing executive wanted in Brazil for alleged involvement with a scalping network, turned himself in on Monday, a Rio state prosecutor told AFP.
Ray Whelan, a director of FIFA partner Match Services, left his Rio hotel before police could detain him last Thursday, surrendered to a Rio judge, prosecutor Marcus Kac said.