Ippei Mizuhara pretended to be Shohei Ohtani to trick bank employees into wiring money as part of a $16 million theft from the Dodgers star, prosecutors say. Go to main menu.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of bank fraud and filing a false tax return and was ordered to pay nearly $17 ...

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, right, and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, attend at a news conference ahead of a baseball workout at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty to charges after authorities alleged he embezzled nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, made his first court appearance Friday afternoon on charges that he stole more than $16 million from the Dodgers superstar to cover debts ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, agreed to a plea deal that could lead to as many as 33 years in federal prison, prosecutors announced ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, was officially sentenced in court on Thursday for stealing millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off his ...

Conversations between Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara were reviewed by a linguist. — Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) April 11, 2024. On June 24, 2023, the bookmaker again extended him more credit.

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, charged with bank fraud and stealing more than $16M. By The Athletic MLB Staff. April 11, 2024 Updated Jan. 23, 2025.

Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced to 57 months in prison. Per Sam Blum of The Athletic , there will be three years of supervised release and Mizuhara has been ...

Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s best friend and now fired English-Japanese translator, allegedly stole $4.5 million from the Dodgers superstar to cover his own gambling losses. 4 ...