​​SANTA ANA, Calif. — A federal judge sentenced Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter convicted of defrauding Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, to five years in prison, at a sentencing ...

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime interpreter and confidant, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison.

Mizuhara was charged with bank fraud, alleged to have transferred more than $16M from Ohtani’s account to the betting ring.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison after stealing nearly $17 ...

Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after stealing about $17 million from Shohei Ohtani.

Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.

Ippei Mizuhara received his sentence on Thursday as the sports betting industry continues to digest a bevy of gambling scandals across North America.

Ippei Mizuhara, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Thursday for stealing about $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, according to ESPN. Mizuhara was Ohtani’s ...

Two weeks ago, Ippei Mizuhara, the former personal translator and confidant of Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani is set to be sentenced for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s ...

Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison and three years' supervised release for bank and tax ...

He was ordered to pay $18 million in restitution, with nearly $17 million going to Shohei Ohtani and the remainder to the IRS.