Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, has been charged with bank fraud after allegedly stealing $16 million from his former employer. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the federal charge on Thursday. The federal complaint lays out that Mizuhara placed around 19,000 wagers between Dec. …
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Major League Baseball has the precise problem it doesn’t want to have right now. Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese two-way superstar who is the most interesting baseball player in modern memory, is at the center of a gambling scandal. The gist of what’s known: someone wired $4.5 million from Ohtani’s bank …
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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani issued his first public comments since he became embroiled in a betting scandal involving his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. The athlete said he was “saddened and shocked” by the illegal gambling allegations against his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, and denied placing bets on sports. …
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On March 20, lawyers for Shohei Ohtani accused the Dodgers star’s longtime interpreter and close friend of stealing millions of dollars from the athlete to cover bets with an alleged illegal bookmaker under federal investigation. It’s a remarkable story with many layers. There’s the alleged betrayal by Ippei Mizuhara, who …
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Major League Baseball has opened an investigation into illegal gambling and theft allegations regarding Los Angeles Dodgers megastar Shoei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. In a statement Friday, the league commissioner’s office shared that they’ve started the process to investigate the matter after lawyers for Ohtaniaccused the Dodgers star’s longtime …
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TheDodgersinterpreter forShohei Ohtaniwas fired Wednesday amid allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the baseball star, according to the Los Angeles Times, which was first to report the news. Ippei Mizuhara, a close friend and interpreter for Ohtani, was accused of “massive theft” and using the athlete’s funds to cover …
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