Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud Tuesday, admitting to stealing from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to place illegal sports bets.
The former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud on Tuesday and admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off sports betting debts. Ippei Mizuhara 's crimes stunned the baseball world, shattering his image as Ohtani's shadow at ballparks around the U.S. He entered his guilty plea Tuesday in federal court in Santa Ana.
He also is required to pay Ohtani restitution that could total nearly $17 million, as well as more than $1 million to the IRS. Those amounts, however, could change prior to sentencing. Mizuhara's plea deal was negotiated with prosecutors before he was even arraigned in federal court in Los Angeles in mid-May. He was initially charged with one count of bank fraud.
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