With a deal with federal prosecutors, the bookie for Ohtani's ex-interpreter could be sentenced as early as next month.

The former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, surrenders to a federal prison in Pennsylvania, beginning a nearly five-year sentence.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter convicted of stealing nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Thursday, according to The Athletic's Sam Blum.

Shohei Ohtani's onetime interpreter was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling losses.

Ippei Mizuhara admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani's bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts.

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, has been sentenced to five years in prison for siphoning millions from the baseball superstar.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former translator and confidante of MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to 57 months in prison ...

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, sentenced to 57 months in prison and must pay $18.1M Mizuhara was fired a day into the 2024 MLB season after the gambling scandal came to light ...

Shohei Ohtani's onetime interpreter was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling losses.