He was ordered to pay $18 million in restitution, with nearly $17 million going to Shohei Ohtani and the remainder to the IRS ...

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for theft. Mizuhara Ippei was found guilty of stealing US$17 million from the Dodgers baseball star.

"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, the former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani, leaves the federal court, on the day of ...

Everyone shouts Otani Otani and it makes me so happy ... fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for stealing about $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to repay gambling debts.

A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 ...

SANTA ANA, CA - June 04: Ippei Mizuhara, 39, the former interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, leaves federal court in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Mizuhara pleaded guilty ...

In the ongoing fraud trial of Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, prosecutors during the sentencing phase submitted an audio recording in which ...

While Shohei Ohtani seems to be enjoying his offseason, his former translator, Ippei Mizuhara, is taunting his peace. More details have emerged to prove Mizuhara’s involvement in scamming the ...

Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star Shohei Ohtani expected to be sentenced for bank and tax fraud arrives at federal court on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Santa ...