Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, Aug.... (Associated Press) FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, United States' Ryan Lochte checks his time in a men's 4x200-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio... (Associated Press) 
 
 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge has ordered that the passports of American swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen be seized as authorities investigate their claim they were robbed at gunpoint during the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Two other swimmers, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, were removed by Brazilian authorities on Wednesday night from their flight before it departed Rio de Janeiro to the United States, US Olympic Committee spokesman Patrick Sandusky told CNN Sports contributor Christine Brennan. Police arrived Wednesday morning at the Olympic Village to take the swimmers' passports and gather further testimony from them about the reported robbery, Sandusky said earlier. Lochte and three of his teammates say they were robbed at gunpoint in a taxi Sunday morning as they returned to the athletes village from a party, several hours after the last Olympic swimming events were held. But Lochte, one of swimming's biggest stars, has already returned to the United States, his attorney Jeff Ostrow told CNN. Police have found little evidence so far to support their accounts, and say the swimmers were unable to provide key details in police interviews.
– A weird development in the investigation of the alleged robbery of Ryan Lochte and three others US swimmers in Rio: A judge there on Wednesday ordered the passports of Lochte and fellow swimmer James Feigen seized, reports the AP. The judge apparently is skeptical that the robbery actually took place and wants to question the pair over inconsistencies in their stories, including the number of robbers involved, reports TMZ. One problem: Lochte is already back in the US, says his lawyer, though the whereabouts of Feigen are unclear. "There was no effort to detain anyone, but police did have further questions this a.m.," a US Olympic Committee spokesman tells CNN, following a visit by Brazilian police to Olympic Village. "It is a matter for our consulate and US Citizen Services, and we will continue to cooperate with all involved."