What to Know
- Ippei Mizuhara faces federal bank fraud charges in the the theft of millions of dollars from the account of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
- In criminal complaint filed in support of the charges, Mizuhara is accused of placing about 19,000 wagers between December 2021 and January 2024.
- He is accused of stealing $16 million from Ohtani’s account to pay substantial sports wagering debts.
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter placed a staggering number of bets using money stolen from a long-time friend and one of the world’s most popular and well-paid athletes to support a “voracious appetite” for sports betting, according to federal prosecutors.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the gambling scandal, Ippei…
