Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, has sent a letter to Honorable Judge ...
The scandal surrounding Ippei Mizuhara shocked baseball fans from the U.S. to Japan when the news broke in March. Mizuhara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing ...
An update in the ongoing legal situation with Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. There has been another delay in the sentencing for Mizuhara, and it will now take place on Feb ...
US prosecutors charged Mizuhara Ippei with bank fraud and filing a false tax return. They say he stole nearly 17 million dollars from Ohtani's bank account. He admitted to the charges in June 2024.
Prosecutors said Ippei Mizuhara allegedly stole nearly $17 million from Ohtani to pay off sports gambling debts during a yearslong scheme, at times impersonating the Japanese baseball player to ...
Ippei's gambling losses totaled more than $40 million. Ippei made around 19,000 wagers, nearly 25 bets per day on average. Ippei impersonated Ohtani on the phone to hide bank fraud.