Ippei Mizuhara pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he's negotiated with federal prosecutors in a sports betting case.
Mizuhara has agreed to plead guilty to bank fraud and tax fraud
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers were blindsided in the early stages of their 2024 season due to a gambling scandal involving Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
Following the news that Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud, more information has trickled out with the investigation.
Lionsgate Television is capitalizing on Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter's gambling scandal and bringing the drama to the small screen.
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara agreed to plead guilty to one count of bank fraud after reportedly stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to pay off gambling debts.
The wild story draws closer to a full resolution.
The very beginning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2024 season, and two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani’s first season with L.A., was marred by a gambling scandal involving Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has accepted a plea deal in the case involving bank fraud and tax fraud.
The very beginning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2024 season, and two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani’s first season with L.A., was marred by a gambling scandal involving Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, is pleading guilty to multiple charges relating to the allegations he stole money from Ohtani to fund his gambling habit.
The very beginning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2024 season — and former L.A. Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani’s first season with up the five freeway — was marred by a gambling scandal involving Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
The Ippei Mizuhara-gambling scandal shocked the MLB world early in the season. For those who may not be aware, Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, was accused of stealing millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers star for gambling purposes.
The two-time AL MVP reflected on his life with the Dodgers since ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was fired amid his gambling scandal.
Major League Baseball teams are likely to make one big change in the wake of the gambling scandal that ensnared Ippei Mizuhara.
Former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara surrendered to federal authorities in Los Angeles on Friday to face a charge of bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
The former interpreter is accused of stealing more than $16 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani over two years.
More and more details from Ippei Mizuhara’s swindling of Shohei Ohtani have begun to emerge. One particular three-day exchange between the former translator and his bookmaker perhaps sums up how crippling Mizuhara’s addiction — and willingness to steal from Ohtani — was.
Explosive new details have emerged surrounding two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and his former longtime interpreter's gambling controversy.
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been charged with bank fraud to finance a “voracious appetite for illegal sports betting,” per Sam Blum of The Athletic.
The ongoing drama involving Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, accused of stealing millions from the star, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday.
Ohtani has publicly accused him — a longtime friend — of stealing from his accounts to pay off gambling debts which the interpreter had accrued.
Star two-way player Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers read a statement Monday in relation to Ippei Mizuhara, his former translator and friend. Mizuhara was fired last week amid his involvement with an illegal sports gambling operation.
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