Baseball star Ohtani's ex-interpreter agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
- Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty to bank and tax fraud, accused of stealing nearly US$17 million from the baseball star to pay off debts, according to federal prosecutors.
- Mizuhara has agreed to plead guilty to bank fraud and false tax return charges, with a restitution total of nearly US$17 million to Ohtani and over US$1 million to the IRS, as per the US Justice Department.
- Mizuhara faces a potential maximum of 30 years in prison for bank fraud and up to three years for false tax return, with an arraignment set for May 14.
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Baseball star Ohtani’s ex-interpreter agrees to plead guilty to bank fraud - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
LOS ANGELES — Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges he fraudulently wired nearly $17 million stolen from the athlete’s bank account to pay off his own gambling debts, court records showed on Wednesday.
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Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges he fraudulently wired nearly $17 million stolen from the athlete's bank account to pay off his own gambling debts, court records showed on Wednesday.
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara to plead guilty to fraud
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty to bank fraud and submitting a fake tax return, ESPN reported Wednesday night. It is not yet known when Mizuhara will receive his sentence, but he will enter his guilty plea “in the coming weeks.”
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