LOS ANGELES >> Federal authorities charged the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani today with federal bank fraud, alleging that he stole more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation to cover gambling bets and debts.
Pokwang’s ex-partner, Lee O’Brian, has been successfully deported, the Bureau of Immigration announced on Thursday.The American national was deported on Monday evening after the agency confirmed he had no pending local cases.He was also included in the BI’s blacklist, which effectively bans him from future entry attempts to the Philippines.Comedienne Pokwang won her deportation case against O’Brian in December 2023 for working in the country without a proper permit.The BI approved the complaint,...
The Bureau of Immigration said American citizen Lee O’Brian, former partner of actress Pokwang or Marietta Subong, was successfully deported last April 8.
Three people died in a hospital days after consuming a meal at Erin Patterson’s home in July last year.
Ippei Mizuhara, fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in March and accused of stealing millions of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s money for gambling, is expected to plead guilty to federal charges issued later this week. The New York Times reported today that Mizuhara is negotiating his guilty plea to a raft of charges. He is […]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities charged the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday with federal bank fraud, alleging that he stole more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation to cover gambling bets and debts. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, a constant presence beside Ohtani in baseball stadiums across the []
Authorities simultaneously accused Ippei Mizuhara of bank fraud while clearing Shohei Ohtani of any wrongdoing on Thursday.
Federal authorities have charged the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani with federal bank fraud. Prosecutors allege that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation to cover gambling bets and debts. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday at a press conference in Los Angeles. Mizuhara was abruptly fired by the team after the scandal surfaced last month and Major League Baseball opened a separate...
Authorities allege Majcher, 61, a resident of Hong Kong, used his network of Canadian contacts to obtain intelligence or services that benefited the People’s Republic of China.
A retired RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference asked a Quebec court judge on Monday to quash an indictment against him because it was filed in the wrong province. Lawyers for William Majcher argued in a courtroom in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal's South Shore, that the charges should have been filed in British Columbia or Ontario. "Those are two place in Canada where the offences are alleged to have been committed," said Louis Belleau, a Montreal-based...