Shohei Ohtani's Interpreter Pleading Guilty To Federal Charges, Facing Up To 33 Yrs


by TMZ

TMZ— Shohei Ohtani's ex-translator and best friend, Ippei Mizuhara, will plead guilty to multiple federal charges -- after admitting to taking nearly $17 million from the Dodgers superstar -- and now faces up to 3+ decades in prison! On Wednesday, The…

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter to plead guilty to federal charges. 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 gambling debts, court records showed on Wednesday.

CBS Sports—Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal: Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara to plead guilty, faces up to 33 years in prison. Mizuhara has agreed to plead guilty to bank fraud and tax fraud

The Independent—Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter pleads guilty to transferring $17m from player’s bank account. Ippei Mizuhara is accused of using the funds stolen from the Japanese superstar, who pitches and hits home runs, to pay off his own illegal gambling debts