Japanese interpreter accused of stealing $16 million from MLB star
LOS ANGELES, California: Last week, the former interpreter of Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani was charged with bank fraud and accused of stealing US$16 million to pay off gambling debts.
According to a 36-page criminal complaint and affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Ippei Mizuhara embezzled money from the Los Angeles Dodgers star's account that he had helped set up.
He allegedly