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The erstwhile expert of Los Angeles Dodgers prima Shohei Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, reported to national situation successful Pennsylvania connected Monday, Mizuhara's lawyer Michael Freedman confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Mizuhara was sentenced to 57 months successful situation for stealing astir $17 cardinal from Ohtani to salary disconnected gambling debts.
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Los Angeles Dodgers subordinate Shohei Ohtani, right, and then-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Federal prosecutors asked for a 57-month situation condemnation while besides asking Mizuhara to salary $16.9 cardinal of restitution to Ohtani and different $1.1 cardinal to nan IRS.
The Dodgers fired Mizuhara successful March 2024.
Federal investigators revenge a title against Mizuhara connected April 11. One time later, he turned himself successful to rule enforcement, nan Department of Justice confirmed.
JOHNNY DAMON WEIGHS IN ON SHOHEI OHTANI CONTROVERSY, CALLS FOR PETE ROSE TO BE IN HALL OF FAME
Ippei Mizuhara (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
Mizuhara pleaded blameworthy to slope fraud and filing a mendacious taxation return successful June 2024, admitting that he placed astir 19,000 bets pinch nan bookie complete a two-year play and accumulated complete $40 cardinal successful debt.
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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, left, talks pinch translator Ippei Mizuhara (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)
Ohtani publically addressed nan gambling ungraded successful precocious March, saying he had ne'er placed a sports stake and that Mizuhara's communicative astir paying disconnected his $4.5 cardinal gambling indebtedness was fabricated.
Mizuhara was initially ordered to study to situation successful March, but a national judge granted a delay. No logic for nan hold has been disclosed.
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Jackson Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He antecedently worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered nan Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.
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