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11 Apr 2024


MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been charged with bank fraud, with federal prosecutors alleging Thursday he stole $16 million from Ohtani to finance his “voracious appetite” for illegal sports betting, the latest development in a scandal that has rocked the baseball world.

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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 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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The $16 million is greater than publicly known estimates, with prior reports suggesting Mizuhara had used upwards of $4.5 million in Ohtani’s money while working as a translator for Ohtani.

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