Shohei Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara Pleads Guilty to $17M Fraud, Faces Up to 33 Years in Prison

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud on Tuesday and admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from the Japanese phenom to pay off sports betting debts.