Ippei Mizuhara admitted to quietly siphoning millions of dollars from the baseball superstar to pay off lost wagers.

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

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime interpreter and confidant, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison.

Ippei Mizuhara agreed to a plea deal last spring related to what authorities described as a years-long scheme to steal almost ...

The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani who pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud has been sentenced to four ...

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, was sentenced to 57 months in jail for stealing $17 million from the Los ...

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

The former interpreter to Shohei Ohtani, who admitted stealing almost $30 million (US$17m) from the Japanese baseball star to ...

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

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