Former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani sentenced for fraud
Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to four years and nine months for stealing nearly USD 17 million from the baseball star, with significant ramifications on Ohtani's life.
The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud. Mizuhara was convicted of stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani's bank account and was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal court in Santa Ana after pleading guilty last year.