What to Know
- Ippei Mizuhara, 39, agreed to plea guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return as part of a deal with prosecutors.
- The former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani could face up to 30 years in federal prison under the plea deal.
- The investigation into Mizuhara’s sports betting was part of a larger probe involving illegal gambling operations.
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud in a sport betting scandal in which he is accused of stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star over several years.
Ippei Mizuhara appeared Tuesday morning in federal court in Orange County for the change-of-plea hearing. The hearing…
