LOS ANGELES The former interpreter for Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani was ordered released on $25,000 bond after his first court appearance to face a bank fraud charge accusing him of stealing $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cover illegal gambling expenses.
LOS ANGELES Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was charged on Thursday (April 11) with bank fraud for stealing US$16 million (S$21 million) from the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger to cover gambling debts, according to court documents. According to a 36-page criminal complaint and affidavit filed in federal court in Los Angeles, Ippei Mizuhara embezzled the money from.