SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million ...

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

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani, leaves the federal court, on the day of sentencing after pleading guilty to bank fraud and tax-evasion charges, in ...

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Thursday for stealing millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers star. Mizuhara was also ...

A U.S. District Court judged sided with the prosecution and issued a 57-month sentence on Thursday to Ippei Mizuhara for stealing approximately $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for stealing about $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to repay gambling debts.