New details are emerging over the millions allegedly stolen by former Dodgers interpreter Ippei Mizuhara from superstar Shohei Ohtani and where the money went after it was wired to an alleged California bookmaker.
R. Allen Stanford is among the most brazen white-collar criminals — and he's paying dearly for it. The former financier is in the 14th year of a 110-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2012 for selling $7 billion in fraudulent certificates of deposits in the Caribbean island of Antigua. He also was required to pay a judgment of $5.9 billion, much of which was intended to go to victims of his crimes. Among those affected by his elaborate Ponzi scheme were seven Major League Baseball...
Ex-Dodgers and Angels interpreter Ippei Mizuhara allegedly stole more than $16M from the MLB superstar
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is accused of stealing $16M from the MLB superstar to pay gambling debts, and a recent report details where that money was sent. ESPN’s Tisha Thompson writes that the funds were “forwarded to California and Las Vegas casinos,” then exchanged for chips by bookmaker Mathew Boyer. The series of $500,000 payments […]
Ohtani stunned fans when he announced in February that he was married to a mystery woman, before later identifying Tanaka - a Japanese basketball player - as his wife amid much intrigue.
It appears Toronto Blue Jays fans aren't quite over being spurned by Shohei
Ohtani will take a seat on the bench for rest reasons, with Will Smith occupying the designated hitter spot and batting third for manager Dave Roberts against the Diamondbacks Wednesday.
Ohtani is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks,
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LOS ANGELES — Sometimes you never know what will come out of a pregame scrum. Near the end of his daily meeting with reporters before Saturday’s game against the Braves, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “I have an admission.” Our ears perked up. “I got a gift yesterday,” Roberts said. “A player, Japanese-born, who’s about to break my Dodgers record very soon, brought a gift. A Porsche.” Okay, now we’re talking. Shohei Ohtani, whose seven home runs with the Dodgers entering Saturday were tied...
Shohei Ohtani gifted new teammate Joe Kelly's wife with a new Porsche Panamera, a sports car with a sticker price between $100,000 and $200,000, when the Dodgers reliever agreed to give his jersey No. 17 to the two-way star after Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700-million deal with the Dodgers in mid-December. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts received a similar gift from Ohtani on Friday, but it was more of the gag variety, a mauve-colored model Porsche with a sticker price of between $100 and $200....