US EditionShohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16M from baseball star in sports betting case
- Funds stolen from an account of a baseball player were sent to an illegal sports gambling operation, as confirmed by the US Attorney for the Central District of California.
- The player, who signed a large contract with the LA Dodgers, is considered a victim and is not accused of any wrongdoing in the situation.
- Investigators have not found evidence of the player's close friend placing bets on baseball games, according to the US Attorney for the Central District of California.
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Judge in sports betting case orders ex-interpreter for Ohtani to get gambling addiction treatment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to get gambling addiction treatment. Ippei Mizuhara exploited his […]
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Nobody In Entire Dodgers Organization Has Heart To Tell Ohtani What Going On With Interpreter
LOS ANGELES—Confessing that they couldn’t stand the thought of bursting their teammate’s perfect little bubble, sources confirmed Friday that nobody in the Dodgers organization had the heart to tell Shohei Ohtani what was going on with his interpreter. “Currently, Shohei has zero clue about the controversy surrounding…Read more...
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16M in sports betting case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities charged the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday with federal bank fraud, alleging that he stole more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation to cover gambling bets and debts.
Japanese interpreter charged with stealing $16 million from MLB star Shohei Ohtani
LOS ANGELES, USA – Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter was charged with bank fraud on Thursday, April 11, in federal court and accused of stealing $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers power-hitting pitcher to cover gambling debts. According to a 36-page criminal complaint and affidavit filed in US District Court in Los Angeles, Ippei Mizuhara embezzled the money from an account of Ohtani’s that Mizuhara had helped set u…
Shohei Ohtani's interpreter has defrauded his employer out of more than DKK 111.3 million.
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