Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, surrenders to a federal prison in Pennsylvania, beginning a nearly five-year sentence.

The former interpreter to Shohei Ohtani, who admitted stealing almost $17 million from the Japanese baseball star to pay off illegal gambling debts, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on February 6.

The former interpreter to Shohei Ohtani, who admitted stealing almost $17 million from the Japanese baseball star to pay off illegal gambling debts, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on February 6.

More than four months after Ippei Mizuhara received his sentence in federal court for defrauding Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani of nearly $17 million, the former interpreter is behind bars.

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, leaves the Ronald Reagan Federal building after being sentenced to 57 months in Santa Ana California on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.

The former interpreter to Shohei Ohtani, who admitted stealing almost $17 million from the Japanese baseball star to pay off illegal gambling debts, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on February 6.

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, reported to a low-security Pennsylvania prison Monday to begin serving a 57-month sentence, multiple outlets reported, after pleading guilty in ...

The former interpreter to Shohei Ohtani, who admitted stealing almost $17 million from the Japanese baseball star to pay off illegal gambling debts, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on February 6.

Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, began a 57-month prison term after pleading guilty to bank fraud and filing false tax returns in $17 million.

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, reported to a low-security Pennsylvania prison Monday to begin serving a 57-month sentence, multiple outlets reported, after pleading guilty in ...