Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime interpreter and confidant, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison.
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 ...
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 ...
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 $ ...
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.
The scandal surrounding Ippei Mizuhara shocked baseball fans from the U.S. to Japan when the news broke in March. Mizuhara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing ...
Shohei Ohtani moved past Ippei Mizuhara scandal Ohtani had reportedly been feeling the effects in the early days of the initial reports breaking, which included a lack of sleep and being thrown ...