Brazil 2014: Ray Whelan, suspected of leading illegal ticket sales, considered "fugitive"

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Ray Whelan (UK) has fled his hotel in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), the Brazilian Civil Police told the Brazilian newspaper O Globo on 10/07/2014. Whelan is the senior director of Match Services, the Swiss company that provides ticketing, accommodation and IT services to FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association).

Ray Whelan, 64, is...

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