Mizuhara said he was remorseful and blamed the crime on what he called a "long-standing" addiction to gambling in which he "frequented casinos four to five times a week." But in their new response ...

The Dodgers were playing the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea, last March when a bombshell was revealed: Ohtani's ...

Mizuhara contended he committed the crimes due to a gambling addiction. Acting U.S. Attorney Joe McNally said Ohtani was a victim who was taken advantage of and knew nothing about the theft.

The sentence was handed down nearly a year after the gambling controversy first surfaced. Mizuhara, 40, admitted to fraudulently transferring the money from Ohtani’s account for more than two years to ...

Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to bank and tax fraud. He was accused of stealing large amounts of money to cover his sports gambling bets and debts with an illegal bookmaker in Southern California.

As Shohei Ohtani was beginning his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he and former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara became an the center of an illegal sports gambling scandal. Mizuhara was ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers tried to sign Shohei Ohtani ahead of the 2018 season. However, he was not too impressed with the club's meeting, later singing with the Los Angeles Angels.

Mizuhara, 40, admitted to fraudulently transferring the money from Ohtani's account for more than two years to pay his gambling debts, including impersonating the athlete on two dozen occasions in ...