Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter pleads guilty to gambling-related theft charges
The former translator for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani could be deported, officials said Tuesday, after pleading guilty to stealing millions of dollars from the baseball icon to pay gambling losses.
The former translator for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani could be deported, officials said Tuesday, after pleading guilty to stealing millions of dollars from the baseball icon to pay gambling losses.
Ippei Mizuhara appeared in a courtroom in Santa Ana, California, and admitted his guilt to single counts of bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax return.
In pleading guilty, Mizuhara had to state in open court what he did.
“I worked for victim A and had access to his bank account and had fallen into major gambling debt,” Mizuhara said. “I went ahead and wired money … with his bank account.”
U.S. District Court Judge John Holcomb scheduled Mizuhara’s sentencing for Oct. 25.
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