Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter set to be sentenced for gambling-linked theft
Ippei Mizuhara admitted to quietly siphoning off millions of dollars from the baseball superstar to pay off lost wagers.
Interpreter who stole millions from Shohei Ohtani faces prison at sentencing
Ippei Mizuhara, the former Japanese interpreter who pleaded guilty to stealing from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to cover gambling debts, is to be sentenced Thursday.
Ex-interpreter who stole millions from Shohei Ohtani to be sentenced in federal fraud case
Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.
Baseball star Ohtani’s ex-interpreter to appear in court for sentencing in betting case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is expected to be sentenced Thursday for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account.
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In April 2024, Mizuhara was charged with stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani, most of which was transferred directly from Ohtani's bank account to an account registered to an illegal bookmaker. He was fired by the Dodgers from his job as Ohtani's interpreter after the allegations came to light in March 2024.
Feds: Mizuhara wasn't a gambling addict before Ohtani thefts
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that there was no evidence Ippei Mizuhara, the ex-interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, suffered from a gambling addiction, as he claimed when he asked a judge to limit his sentence to 18 months.
Federal prosecutors say there is no evidence Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has gambling addiction
Federal prosecutors said no evidence backs up Ippei Mizuhara's claims that he suffered from a gambling addiction, which led to massive debts, according to court documents. Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter of Shohei Ohtani,
Feds, Mizuhara Debate Prison Sentence for Defrauding Ohtani
Federal prosecutors and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who stole nearly $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to pay for gambling debts, filed dueling briefs to U.S. District Judge John W.
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Instead, Mizuhara exploited the language barrier to isolate Ohtani and profit from his proximity to the two-way player ’s power. Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to federal charges after he was accused of siphoning money out of Ohtani's bank account to cover sports gambling bets and debts in a case that has stoked an international media frenzy.
Ohtani Ex-Interpreter Faces Years in Federal Prison at Sentencing Thursday
Shoehei Ohtani's former interpreter is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Santa Ana with prosecutors seeking more than four years in prison.
Ohtani Interpreter Faces More Than Four Years in Prison at Sentencing
Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Santa Ana with prosecutors seeking more than four years in prison.
Prosecutors push back against Ippei Mizuhara’s arguments for leniency in Ohtani fraud case
Prosecutors stayed firm on their request for a five-year sentence for Mizuhara, who is asking for 18 months in prison.
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Ippei Mizuhara pretended to be Shohei Ohtani during fraudulent $200K wire transfer attempt, bombshell audio reveals
Ippei Mizuhara, the ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, pretended to be the Dodgers superstar in a call to a bank.
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