Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison and three years' supervised release for bank and tax ...

Former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani sentenced to prison for bank and tax fraud after stealing $17 million from player's ...

Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.

The former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay millions in restitution Thursday for bank and tax fraud in the theft of nearly $17 ...

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, sent a letter to Judge John W. Holcomb, asking for leniency in his sentencing and outlining the reasons for his gambling issues. Mizuhara ...

Recently, a shocking audio recording of Mizuhara impersonating Ohtani while speaking to his bank was released. The former interpreter attempted to acquire 200k using Ohtani’s name. Mizuhara ...

The recording served as a quick example of the extraordinary trust between Ohtani and Mizuhara that went beyond normal arrangements between a baseball player and an interpreter. For years they ...

Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 6 after pleading guilty to bank and tax fraud charges in June. In the spring, Mizuhara admitted to ...

A four-minute audio recording was disclosed by federal prosecutors Thursday that shows Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, allegedly attempting to push through a six-figure wire ...

On Thursday, Jan. 23, federal prosecutors released audio of Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara — which they say is evidence that Mizuhara impersonated Ohtani Danielle Jennings is a ...