SANTA ANA (CNS) – An Orange County man who allegedly ran a gambling ring whose customers included Dodger star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter is scheduled to plead guilty Friday to federal criminal charges of operating a illegal betting business.
Mathew Bowyer, 49, of San Juan Capistrano, is expected to plead guilty to charges of operating an unlawful gambling business, money laundering and subscribing to a false tax return, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Bowyer is scheduled to enter his plea Friday afternoon in Santa Ana federal court.
Federal prosecutors contend Bowyer took in unlawful bets from Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s former interpreter, who pleaded guilty in June to charges of stealing nearly $17 million from the…
