Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after admitting to stealing nearly $17 million from the baseball superstar. The money was stolen to cover Mizuhara’s extensive gambling debts, which had accumulated over several years. In addition to his prison sentence, Mizuhara was ordered to pay restitution of $17 million to Ohtani and $1.1 million to the IRS.
The exploitation of trust:
The judge overseeing the case, U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb, described the theft as “shockingly high,” noting that most individuals would never earn such an amount throughout their lifetime. According to ESPN, Judge Holcomb expressed…
