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Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara charged with federal bank fraud

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Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is facing a federal bank charge after allegedly stealing more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cover his gambling debts, officials said.

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  1. Fox26 Houston

    Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara charged with federal bank fraud (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is facing a federal bank charge after allegedly stealing more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cover his gambling debts, officials said.

  2. Courthouse News Service

    Translator for LA Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani charged in theft of $16 million (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Ohtani's former translator had access to the Major League Baseball player's bank account and is accused of impersonating him to wire large amounts to bookmakers.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Ohtani Interpreter Allegedly Stole $16 Million, Placed Almost 20,000 Bets (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, has been charged with bank fraud and accused of stealing $16 million from the Dodgers superstar.

  4. ABC 13 Houston

    Dodgers ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara to turn himself in; Feds allege he stole $16M from Ohtani (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    The former interpreter for MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani stole $16 million over more than two years from Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.

  5. WOOD TV8

    Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter charged with bank fraud, allegedly stole $16M from MLB star (opens WOOD TV8)

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    Ippei Mizuhara stole more than $16 million from Shohei Ohtani while working as his interpreter and "de fact manager," federal prosecutors alleged on Thursday, while clearing the Los Angeles Dodgers star from any wrongdoing in the recent sports betting scandal.

  6. New York Times

    Prosecutors Say Ohtani’s Interpreter Stole $16 Million From Star (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was charged with bank fraud, after prosecutors said he stole money to pay his gambling debts.

  7. Fortune

    Shohei Ohtani’s long-time translator set up the baseball star’s bank account and stole over $16 million to pay gambling debts, prosecutors say (opens Fortune)

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    U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday, saying Ippei Mizuhara “acted as Mr. Ohtani’s de facto manager.”

  8. NBC Los Angeles

    Ohtani translator accused of stealing $16 million from Dodgers star (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Ippei Mizuhara has been the subject of an investigation surrounding millions of dollars in wire transfers from Ohtani’s bank account.

  9. CBS News

    Shohei Ohtani (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Ippei Mizuhara is accused of stealing over $16 million from an MLB star to pay gambling debts, prosecutors said.

  10. Washington Times

    Here’s how investigators allege Ippei Mizuhara stole $16 million from Shohei Ohtani (opens Washington Times)

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    Federal authorities allege Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, stole more than $16 million from the two-way baseball sensation to cover his gambling debts.

  11. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with bank fraud, allegedly stole $16M from Dodgers slugger (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    IRS and DOJ officials announced criminal charges against Ippei Mizuhara, who formerly served as an interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.

  12. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Feds say Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole $16 million (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    The former interpreter for MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani stole $16 million over more than two years from Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16 million from Dodgers star (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The charge comes after The Times reported on allegations by Dodger Shohei Ohtani that Ippei Mizuhara engaged in 'massive theft' from the slugger's bank account.

  14. Forbes

    Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Charged With Stealing $16 Million From MLB Superstar For Gambling Debts (opens Forbes)

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    Ippei Mizuhara, translator to MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani, allegedly stole millions to finance a gambling habit, federal prosecutors said.

  15. France 24

    Ohtani interpreter due in court after $16 mn theft charges (opens France 24)

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    Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter surrendered to federal authorities in Los Angeles on Friday, a day after being charged with stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball star's bank account to cover…

  16. NBC News

    Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter surrenders to authorities on bank fraud charges (opens NBC News)

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    The former interpreter for Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani turned himself into authorities Friday morning, a day after he was federally charged with stealing more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player to make illegal sports bets.

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Interpreter charged with stealing $16M from Ohtani (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    LOS ANGELES -- Federal authorities charged the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday with federal bank fraud, alleging that he stole more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation to cover gambling bets and debts.

  18. Los Angeles Times

    Shohei Ohtani's former translator Ippei Mizuhara surrenders to federal officials in L.A. (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Mizuhara is accused of stealing more than $16 million from the Dodgers superstar to cover debts with an illegal bookmaking operation in Orange County.

  19. Green Field Reporter

    Here's how investigators allege Ippei Mizuhara stole $16 million from Shohei Ohtani - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities allege Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, stole more than $16 million from the two-way baseball sensation to cover his gambling debts.

  20. France 24

    Ohtani translator charged with stealing over $16 mn from Dodgers star (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The former Japanese-language translator for Shohei Ohtani was charged with bank fraud on Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling…

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