Getty Images/Ringer illustration On Thursday, authorities released a document detailing their investigation into Ohtani's former translator. The findings shed new light on the gambling scandal that has engulfed MLB. On Thursday, federal prosecutors formally charged Ippei Mizuhara, the longtime translator of Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, with bank fraud stemming from what is described as the theft of more than $16 million from Ohtani's bank account to support Mizuhara's gambling addiction. It represents the latest turn in a scandal that has engulfed baseball's biggest star in recent weeks and offers substantial new information in a saga that has seen dramatic revelations and even more dramatic reversals. The 37-page complaint details a yearslong pattern of theft for nearly quadruple the amount Mizuhara had previously confessed to stealing. The money was allegedly used to pay off bookmaker Mathew Bowyer, with the first payments occurring in 2021. The complaint appears to support Ohtani's claims, made during a press conference last month, that he was unaware of the payments and did not place any bets himself; online sports gambling is illegal in California, where Ohtani and...
Prosecutors Say Ippei Mizuhara Stole $16 Million From Shohei Ohtani. Here’s What We Know.
April 11, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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