Baseball star Ohtani’s ex-interpreter to appear in court for sentencing in betting case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is expected to be sentenced Thursday for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account.
Interpreter who stole millions from Shohei Ohtani faces prison at sentencing
Ippei Mizuhara, the former Japanese interpreter who pleaded guilty to stealing from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to cover gambling debts, is to be sentenced Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter set to be sentenced for gambling-linked theft
Shohei Ohtani 's one-time interpreter is set to appear in a Southern California courtroom on Thursday and learn his punishment for stealing millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling losses.
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Instead, Mizuhara exploited the language barrier to isolate Ohtani and profit from his proximity to the two-way player ’s power. Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to federal charges after he was accused of siphoning money out of Ohtani's bank account to cover sports gambling bets and debts in a case that has stoked an international media frenzy.
Shohei Ohtani's interpreter faces sentencing for $17 million fraud
Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is set to be sentenced for stealing $17 million from the baseball star.
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