Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, Sentenced to 57 Months In Jail

Ippei Mizuhara was formally sentenced to 57 months in jail on Thursday … after fessing as a lot as swindling tens of hundreds of thousands from Dodgers well-known individual Shohei Ohtani.

Mizuhara’s future was determined in a Santa Ana, California court docket docket merely minutes prior to now — not solely has he been sentenced to 4 years and some change behind bars, nonetheless he was moreover ordered to pay $18 million in restitution — nearly $17 million to Ohtani and one different $1.1 million to the IRS.

The earlier Angels and Dodgers employee pleaded accountable to at the very least one rely of monetary establishment fraud and one rely of tax fraud once more in June 2024 … proudly proudly owning as a lot as taking the money from Ohtani’s checking account to clear his cash owed with bettors.

He was coping with as a lot as 33 years in jail … nonetheless the plea settlement likely helped shorten his sentence.

Mizuhara expressed his regret over his actions as soon as extra in court docket docket … saying it was a mistake that may stick to him for the rest of his life, nonetheless was prepared to only settle for the outcomes.

Mizuhara’s authorized skilled was pulling for an 18-month sentence on account of his accountability and remorse … nonetheless lastly, federal prosecutors obtained what they wished.