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

The former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay ...

Ippei Mizuhara agreed to a plea deal last spring related to what authorities described as a years-long scheme to steal almost $17 million from Ohtani.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced by a judge Thursday in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to be sentenced for bank and tax fraud SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani is set to be ...

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

The former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is expected to be sentenced Thursday for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter convicted of stealing nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Thursday, according to The Athletic's Sam Blum.

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

FILE - Ippei Mizuhara, center, the former interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Shohei Ohtani, leaves federal court in Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday, June 4, 2024, after pleading ...