The Lionsgate TV project will focus on Ippei Mizuhara's gambling scandal, which led to his firing by the Dodgers.

After getting rebuffed by media companies with relationships with MLB, Lionsgate reached an agreement with Starz to develop ...

Justin Lin will direct a new drama series for Starz centering on the betting scandal that involved MLB star Shohei Ohtani's ...

Starz & Lionsgate Series About Shohei Ohtani Translator's Gambling Scandal in works with Justin Lin and Alex Convery ...

Ippei Mizuhara is serving a 57-month prison sentence for stealing nearly $17 million to pay off debts while employed by ...

As it turns out, translator Ippei Mizuhara didn't allegedly steal $4.5 million from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Mizuhara allegedly stole more than $16 million. He will be charged with bank fraud. That ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — As an interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara was supposed to bridge the gap between baseball star Shohei Ohtani and his English-speaking teammates and fans as the duo traveled from ...

LOS ANGELES — Ippei Mizuhara pleaded not guilty to charges of bank and tax fraud Tuesday morning in federal court, a formality ahead of a plea deal negotiated with federal prosecutors, according to ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced Thursday to 57 months in prison for bank and tax fraud after stealing close to $17 million from Ohtani.

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Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, is expected to enter a guilty plea on one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return, ...

Michael Jordan and Nike movie “Air” screenwriter Alex Convery will be the writer and showrunner for the Mizuhara production.