MIAMI - A former Russian Olympic Committee official who fled his country and claimed to have been poisoned after being criticized by Russian President Vladimir Putin has been arrested in Florida for an alleged immigration violation. Soon after, Bilalov resigned as a vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee. Russian state news agencies reported Wednesday that the case against Bilalov remained open and that he was on a wanted list. In comments to the Russian news agency Interfax, Bilalov claimed his Moscow office had been contaminated. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Before his downfall, Bilalov also led the Russian Golf Federation and had a seat on the International Olympic Committee’s marketing commission in 2011 and 2012.

Source: thestar October 23, 2019 15:20 UTC