Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime interpreter and confidant, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday filed a brief reiterating a 57-month sentencing request for Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter convicted of defrauding Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei ...

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A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $ ...

LOS ANGELES--Federal authorities allege Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, stole more than $16 million from the two-way baseball ...

A tape recording of the alleged conversation was introduced as evidence in the lead-up to the sentencing of Ippei Mizuhara, who pleaded guilty last year to bank fraud and tax-evasion charges.

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 ...

Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was unexpectedly at the center of the baseball world on Wednesday when he was fired after he allegedly was involved in a “massive theft” of the ...

Ippei's gambling losses totaled more than $40 million. Ippei made around 19,000 wagers, nearly 25 bets per day on average. Ippei impersonated Ohtani on the phone to hide bank fraud.

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, faces sentencing after admitting to stealing millions of dollars from the MLB star. However, federal prosecutors have challenged his claim that ...