Shohei Ohtani’s disgraced former interpreter faces a maximum sentence of 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to bank and tax fraud charges.
Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty in a federal court in California on Tuesday following the first of Major League Baseball’s two massive gambling scandals of 2024.
Authorities say there was no evidence that Ohtani was involved in – or even aware of – Mizuhara’s gambling problem.
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Ippei Mizuhara is seen leaving a federal court in Los Angeles after pleading guilty to fraud
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