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Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter reports to federal prison in Pennsylvania
- Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, surrendered to federal authorities in Pennsylvania in June 2024 to begin serving a 57-month sentence related to fraud and tax-related offenses.
- Mizuhara admitted to misappropriating approximately $16.6 million from Ohtani between November 2021 and March 2024 to fund over $40 million in gambling losses incurred through about 19,000 illegal bets placed with a bookmaker.
- Mizuhara’s fraud case was uncovered during a wider probe into illegal sports bookmaking and money laundering involving multiple defendants in Southern California and Las Vegas, leading to the Dodgers terminating his employment in March 2024.
- Mizuhara apologized for violating Ohtani's trust and accepted responsibility, stating remorse and admiration for Ohtani, while prosecutors confirmed no evidence showed Ohtani authorized the transfers.
- Mizuhara is incarcerated at a low-security facility in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, and his attorney expects he will eventually be deported to Japan after serving his sentence.
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Ex-Ohtani interpreter begins federal prison sentence in Pennsylvania
The former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani has started his federal prison sentence in Pennsylvania. Ippei Mizuhara is currently at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low, ESPN reports.
Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Reports to Prison
The former Japanese interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani surrendered to a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Monday, beginning a nearly five-year prison sentence for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player, the AP reports. Ippei Mizuhara, 40, was processed at...
Hours before Shohei Ohtani's first start on mound, his ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara officially starts 57-month prison sentence
Shohei Ohtani's story with the LA Dodgers got off to a bumpy start after an investigation into an illegal gambling operation clouded his reputation with his former interpreter and friend Ippei Mizuhar
Ohtani’s ex-interpreter reports to federal prison in Pennsylvania
LOS ANGELES -- The former Japanese interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani surrendered to a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Monday, beginning a nearly five-year prison sentence for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player.
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