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.
Ex-Dodgers and Angels interpreter Ippei Mizuhara allegedly stole more than $16M from the MLB superstar
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former account pleads guilty to allegedly stealing $1.5 million from his employer. On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that 39-year-old Lawrence Malachefski from Wilkes-Barre pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion to wire fraud. According to U.S. Attorney Karam, from March 2023 and June 2023, []
A man in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from the use of his pizza shop to sell fentanyl and other illegal substances, according to local reports.Safeer Nazir, former co-owner of Day and Night Pizza in Edmonton, was charged in 2021 after a months-long investigation by the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) led to law enforcement executing a search warrant of the 24-hour pizzeria, according to a report by the Edmonton Journal. Police said that Safeer Nazir,...
The mother of murder victim Nicholas Billingham has paid tribute to her son in a video interview released after primary school teacher Fiona Beal pleaded guilty to his murder. In a dramatic twist at the Old Bailey in London, 50-year-old Beal changed her plea to guilty just a few days into the retrial of her case, admitting that she had in fact murdered Mr Billingham at the house they shared in Moore Street, Northampton, sometime between October 30 and November 10, 2021. Speaking after the...
The mother of murder victim Nicholas Billingham has paid tribute to her son in a video interview released after primary school teacher Fiona Beal pleaded guilty to his murder. In a dramatic twist at the Old Bailey in London, 50-year-old Beal changed her plea to guilty just a few days into the retrial of her case, admitting that she had in fact murdered Mr Billingham at the house they shared in Moore Street, Northampton, sometime between October 30 and November 10, 2021. Speaking after the...
A former Philadelphia police officer who killed a 12-year-old boy and allegedly fired two of the shots during a foot chase after the boy had discarded his gun pleaded guilty to murder Friday, the prosecutors’ office said. Edsaul Mendoza, 28, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime in the March 1, 2022, death of Thomas “TJ” Siderio, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said. “Justice must be even-handed. Everyone must be accountable under the law,”...
The former Syracuse University basketball star was arrested in March
A Limestone County attorney pleaded guilty to harassment on Wednesday for an incident with a victim in a domestic violence case.
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 […]
A man was arrested and charged with federal hate crimes for allegedly breaking into and vandalizing the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University, investigators said.
Ian Cramer, 43, pleaded not guilty to homicide in the death of Officer Paul Martin. The son of US Senator Kevin Cramer is being held at the McLean County Jail