Assistant US Attorney Jeff Mitchell, who led the investigation into Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, resigned from his ...

The gambling scandal that threatened to disrupt Shohei Ohtani's historic 2024 season before it could even begin is close to ...

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Nearly three months after his initial reporting date for crimes related to sports betting, Ippei Mizuhara is to surrender to ...

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax fraud on June 4 after admitting to stealing more than $16 million from the Dodgers superstar to ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced Thursday to 57 months in prison for bank and tax fraud after stealing close to $17 million from Ohtani.

On Tuesday at a federal courthouse in Orange County, Calif., Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud and falsifying a tax return as part of a plea deal with prosecutors reached ...

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime interpreter and confidant, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison on Thursday after stealing nearly $17 million from baseball’s two-way ...

As an interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara was supposed to bridge the gap between baseball star Shohei Ohtani and his English-speaking teammates and fans as the duo traveled from Southern California to ...

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 ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud charges during a change-of-plea hearing in federal court on ...

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, pleaded guilty to federal charges Tuesday, admitting he stole millions from the Los Angeles Dodgers' star player to pay off illegal gambling debts.