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Dodgers Interpreter Jailed for Ohtani Fraud
10 Dec
Summary
- Ippei Mizuhara sentenced to 57 months in prison for fraud.
- TV series in development to explore the Ohtani interpreter scandal.
- Mizuhara gambled over $300 million, incurring $41 million debt.
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has received a 57-month sentence in federal prison. This conviction stems from a widespread gambling scandal where Mizuhara defrauded Ohtani of millions to cover substantial gambling debts. The news has prompted the development of a television series by Starz, aiming to explore the intricacies of the scandal and the complex relationship between the interpreter and the baseball superstar.
The series will delve into Mizuhara's significant gambling addiction, which saw him place approximately 19,000 online bets between December 2021 and January 2024. During this period, he gambled over $300 million, accumulating a debt of nearly $41 million. Mizuhara's actions led to his termination from the Dodgers in March 2024, followed by formal charges a month later, exposing Major League Baseball's most significant gambling scandal in years.
