Ippei Mizuhara admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani's bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts.

Since Mizuhara handled all the language interpretation between Ohtani and his team, each side remained unaware of what was going on. Investigators had also seen text messages from Mizuhara ...

The former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is expected to be sentenced Thursday for bank and tax fraud ...

Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after stealing about $17 million from Shohei Ohtani.

"I want to say I am truly sorry to Mr. Ohtani for what I have done," Mizuhara said in court, via ESPN. Mizuhara also received ...

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, has been sentenced to five years in prison for siphoning millions from the baseball superstar.

Ippei Mizuhara received his sentence on Thursday as the sports betting industry continues to digest a bevy of gambling ...

Shohei Ohtani's Former Interpreter Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison For Multi-Million Dollar Bank Fraud ...

Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.

Mizuhara was charged with bank fraud, alleged to have transferred more than $16M from Ohtani’s account to the betting ring.

The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and ...