Judge in sports betting case orders ex-interpreter for Ohtani to get gambling addiction treatment

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Judge in sports betting case orders ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani to get gambling addiction treatment. Prosecutors allege Ippei Mizuhara stole upwards of $16 million from the Japanese sensation to finance his gambling habit. Mizuhara appeared in federal court Friday on a charge of bank fraud. He was not asked to enter a plea.

exploited his personal and professional relationship with Ohtani to plunder the two-way player’s bank account for years, prosecutors said, at times impersonating Ohtani to bankers so he could pilfer huge sums of money to cover his bets and debts.

Prosecutors said there was no evidence that Ohtani was involved in or aware of Mizuhara’s gambling, and authorities said Ohtani is cooperating with investigators.

 

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