They wound up settling for money compensation, and Mr Byrd's handpicked guards remain the Cherokee marshals.

ECONOMIST: The Cherokee nation

G4S, the firm that failed to provide enough security guards for the London 2012 Olympics, has struck a compensation deal with the Games' organising committee, Locog.

BBC: G4S Olympic losses increase to ?70m

The firm that failed to provide enough security guards for London 2012 is close to reaching a deal for compensation with the organising committee, the BBC has learnt.

BBC: G4S and Locog 'close to' Olympics compensation deal