Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, pled guilty to bank and tax fraud charges related to a gambling scandal that rocked Major League Baseball and one of its superstars.
Mizuhara entered his plea Tuesday, June 4, in federal court in Santa Ana, California, and he’ll be sentenced on Oct. 25. The two counts against him carry a maximum of 33 years in prison. (Mizuhara had originally filed a not guilty plea in May as a formality while his plea deal was being negotiated.)
During the proceedings, as ESPN reports, the judge asked Mizuhara a series of “yes” or “no” regarding the ramifications of his plea deal. Prosecutors outlined the charges against Mizuhara, and near the end of the hearing the judge asked…
