A look at new developments with the Shohei Ohatani situation ahead of the Dodgers meeting the Angels in the Freeway Series.
The tumult surrounding star figures only to increase as more information comes to light about the gambling scandal involving his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. The scope of the story has only expanded since Ohtani’s representatives accused Mizuhara of committing “massive theft” to pay off a reported $4.5 million in debts to an alleged illegal bookmaker under federal investigation.
The IRS is investigating Mizuhara In a vacuum, the initial story presented by Mizuhara paints Ohtani as a wealthy friend who intervened on Mizuhara’s behalf to square his debts. Ohtani did so, Mizuhara initially claimed, in a series of nine $500,000 payments to Bowyer. Those payments, while theoretically well-meaning, may violate the federal tax code. The IRS has opened a criminal investigation into Mizuhara,. Bowyer is also under investigation by the agency’s Los Angeles office.
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