Nearly three weeks after Major League Baseball opened an investigation into illegal gambling and theft allegations against Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara is reportedly negotiating a guilty plea to the purported theft, according to the New York Times.
The Nyt, which cites three people briefed on the matter, described the probe into the accusations as “rapidly nearing a conclusion.” Federal prosecutors found evidence that Mizuhara may have stolen more than the initial $4.5 million reported last month, per the Nyt, which adds that investigators believe they have...
The Nyt, which cites three people briefed on the matter, described the probe into the accusations as “rapidly nearing a conclusion.” Federal prosecutors found evidence that Mizuhara may have stolen more than the initial $4.5 million reported last month, per the Nyt, which adds that investigators believe they have...
- 4/11/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Major League Baseball has the precise problem it doesn’t want to have right now. Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese two-way superstar who is the most interesting baseball player in modern memory, is at the center of a gambling scandal. The gist of what’s known: someone wired $4.5 million from Ohtani’s bank account to a sports betting operation run by Matthew Bowyer, an Orange County bookmaker whose operations have attracted the attention of the FBI.
From here, it gets murky. Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s longtime friend and now-former translator, claimed...
From here, it gets murky. Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s longtime friend and now-former translator, claimed...
- 3/31/2024
- by Corbin Smith
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani issued his first public comments since he became embroiled in a betting scandal involving his former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. The athlete said he was “saddened and shocked” by the illegal gambling allegations against his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, and denied placing bets on sports.
With his new interpreter Will Ireton by his side, Ohtani said that he did not discover Mizuhara’s gambling addiction until after a postgame clubhouse meeting in Korea last Wednesday.
“I never bet on baseball or any other sports, or...
With his new interpreter Will Ireton by his side, Ohtani said that he did not discover Mizuhara’s gambling addiction until after a postgame clubhouse meeting in Korea last Wednesday.
“I never bet on baseball or any other sports, or...
- 3/25/2024
- by Jon Blistein and Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
On March 20, lawyers for Shohei Ohtani accused the Dodgers star’s longtime interpreter and close friend of stealing millions of dollars from the athlete to cover bets with an alleged illegal bookmaker under federal investigation.
It’s a remarkable story with many layers. There’s the alleged betrayal by Ippei Mizuhara, who up until his abrupt firing Wednesday, was interpreting for Ohtani that same day in Seoul, where the Dodgers began their season with a special pair of games against the San Diego Padres. There’s the involvement of an...
It’s a remarkable story with many layers. There’s the alleged betrayal by Ippei Mizuhara, who up until his abrupt firing Wednesday, was interpreting for Ohtani that same day in Seoul, where the Dodgers began their season with a special pair of games against the San Diego Padres. There’s the involvement of an...
- 3/22/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
There.s a new James Bond film in the works but it isn.t what you think.
The Other Fellow, from first-time Australian feature film director Matthew Bowyer, is a documentary about real people named James Bond.
Filmed during the release of Skyfall, Bowyer has met with real life James Bonds, aged from 8-87, in the UK, Toronto, Texas, Gyana, Denver and Wyoming to talk about what it.s like living in the shadow of 007.
The idea came to Bowyer originally to speak to one James Bond and make it into a YouTube clip.
He hopped on Facebook and tracked down every James Bond he could find . .literally hundreds. . sent them a message and went to bed.
The next morning his inbox was flooded.
.I contacted hundreds of them, and got hundreds of replies,. Bowyer says. .The majority of them had the same story, all of them have problems booking...
The Other Fellow, from first-time Australian feature film director Matthew Bowyer, is a documentary about real people named James Bond.
Filmed during the release of Skyfall, Bowyer has met with real life James Bonds, aged from 8-87, in the UK, Toronto, Texas, Gyana, Denver and Wyoming to talk about what it.s like living in the shadow of 007.
The idea came to Bowyer originally to speak to one James Bond and make it into a YouTube clip.
He hopped on Facebook and tracked down every James Bond he could find . .literally hundreds. . sent them a message and went to bed.
The next morning his inbox was flooded.
.I contacted hundreds of them, and got hundreds of replies,. Bowyer says. .The majority of them had the same story, all of them have problems booking...
- 12/21/2012
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
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