US EditionBaseball star Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter has prison start postponed
- Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, had his surrender date postponed by federal prosecutors for undisclosed reasons.
- Mizuhara was sentenced to four years and nine months for stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani's bank account.
- He has pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud and apologized in court to Ohtani and others, using the stolen funds for gambling and personal debts.
- Mizuhara was also ordered to pay $18 million in restitution, including nearly $17 million to Ohtani, amidst a broader investigation into illegal sports bookmaking in Southern California.
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Resorts World Las Vegas has been fined $10.5 million by Nevada gaming regulators, stemming from allegations surrounding dealings with illegal bookmakers, one of whom took bets from Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani.
Baseball star Ohtani’s ex-interpreter has prison start postponed
The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani who was supposed to begin his nearly five-year prison term on Monday, has had his surrender date postponed, according to federal prosecutors. The reason for the change and Ippei Mizuhara 's new surrender date are under seal, Justice Department spokesperson Ciaran McEvoy…
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SportsnetShohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter has prison start postponed
LOS ANGELES -- The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani who was supposed to begin his nearly five-year prison term on Monday, has had his surrender date postponed, according to federal prosecutors.
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Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter has prison start postponed
Federal prosecutors say the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani who was supposed to begin his nearly five-year prison term on Monday, has had his surrender date postponed.
Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter misses surrender date
As Shohei Ohtani was beginning his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara found themselves at the center of an illegal sports gambling scandal. The Dodgers fired Mizuhara during the Seoul Series for his involvement and it was later determined that he stole roughly $17 million from Ohtani in order to pay off his debts to a Southern California bookmaker. A federal investigation cleared Ohtani of any bet…
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