Federal authorities say Ippei Mizuhara stole more than $16 million from Shohei Ohtani’s bank accounts to pay for his own sports betting.
The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is being charged with federal bank fraud for crimes involving gambling debts and theft of millions of dollars from the Japanese sensation, federal authorities said Thursday. U.S. Attorney Marin Estrada announced the charges Thursday. Ippei Mizuhara served as Ohtani’s interpreter after Ohtani came to the U.S. to play baseball. Estrada said Mizhuara 'acted as Mr. Ohtani’s de facto manager.
Ohtani and Mizuhara had been daily companions since Ohtani joined the Angels in 2018. Mizuhara told ESPN on March 19 that Ohtani paid his gambling debts at the interpreter’s request, saying the bets were on international soccer, the NBA, the NFL and college football. But ESPN said Mizuhara changed his story the next day, saying Ohtani had no knowledge of the gambling debts and had not transferred any money to bookmakers.
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