This week marked a significant update in the case surrounding former Los Angeles Dodgers employee Ippei Mizuhara. Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter was fired by the team and subject to league and federal investigations after revealing that he stole millions from Ohtani in order to pay off gambling debts.
The penultimate chapter of the Mizuhara scandal concludes as the disgraced former interpreter pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday and other updates regarding gambling in baseball.
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud during an appearance in federal court on Tuesday morning. Mizuhara
The saga surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter and Los Angeles Dodgers employee Ippei Mizuhara has placed a cloud over the start of the 2024 season.
The saga surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter and Los Angeles Dodgers employee Ippei Mizuhara has placed a cloud over the start of the 2024 season.
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud charges in a change-of-plea hearing on Tuesday after he was accused of stealing millions of dollars from Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty guilty to bank and tax fraud during an appearance in federal court in Santa Ana on Tuesday morning.
Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, officially pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud charges in federal court on Tuesday.
Shohei Ohtani’s start to his Los Angeles Dodgers career did not begin the way he wanted. Ohtani performed well on the field, but it was revealed that his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole money from him for gambling purposes.
The start of Shohei Ohtani’s first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers was marred because of a gambling scandal involving his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, who admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from the two-way star to pay off gambling debts.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to reporters regarding the league’s ongoing investigations into allegations of illegal sports betting against Ippei Mizuhara and David Fletcher.
Shohei Ohtani’s former Los Angeles Angels teammate is now being investigated by Major League Baseball for his alleged ties to the same illegal bookie that took wagers from Ippei Mizuhara.
Ippei Mizuhara isn’t the only former Los Angeles Angels employee who was involved with an illegal bookie. Former Angels infielder David Fletcher reportedly was, too.
Just as the noise of the scandal involving the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara and bets made through an illegal bookmaker had begun to quiet, a new development has emerged linking the Los Angeles Dodgers star to the drama.
Former Angels infielder David Fletcher placed bets with the illegal Southern California gambling ring operated by Mathew Bowyer, according to a report from ESPN’s Tisha Thompson.
Lionsgate Television is capitalizing on Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter's gambling scandal and bringing the drama to the small screen.
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 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.
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.
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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