He was ordered to pay $18 million in restitution, with nearly $17 million going to Shohei Ohtani and the remainder to the IRS.

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime interpreter and confidant, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani is set to be sentenced for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s ...

Ippei Mizuhara admitted to quietly siphoning millions of dollars from the baseball superstar to pay off lost wagers.

Ippei Mizuhara agreed to a plea deal last spring related to what authorities described as a years-long scheme to steal almost ...

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, sent a letter to Judge John W. Holcomb, asking for leniency in his sentencing and outlining the reasons for his gambling issues. Mizuhara ...

A four-minute audio recording was disclosed by federal prosecutors Thursday that shows Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, allegedly attempting to push through a six-figure wire ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former Japanese-language interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani convicted in an illegal betting case, ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball ...

Ohtani, who worked almost exclusively out of the stretch with the Angels, has thrown primarily out of the windup during his ...

Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty last year to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles ...