When we last covered this case, Ippei Mizuhara was going to jail, as he pled guilty to bank fraud and submitting a false tax return this summer. While we have exhaustively covered Mizuhara’s crimes, his sentencing has been moved from December 20th to January 24, 2025. The hearing was originally scheduled for October 25 but…
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani saw nearly $17 million stolen by interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who impersonated Ohtani when communicating with bank employees, used Ohtani’s password without authorization and altered security and notification protocols as part of a multiyear scheme fueled by Mizuhara’s need to pay off massive gambling debts. Odds are, Ohtani will never get his…
Hey, batter! Police search for ‘rightful owner’ of vintage baseball cards The Canberra Times
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and interpreter Ifei Mizuhara participate in a fan festival held at Dodger Stadium in February and are preparing for an interview. AP Yonhap News LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani will return the baseball card acquired by former interpreter Mizuhara Ifay. AP Yonhap News LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani will get…
The U.S. Department of Justice laid bare a scathing case against Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. The evidence that pointed to Mizuhara as the culprit in a scheme to defraud Ohtani of $17 million from Feb. 2022 to Jan. 2024 was so overwhelming, MLB immediately dropped its investigation…
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Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani claimed in court papers this week that his former interpreter is in “wrongful possession” of valuable baseball cards that rightfully belong to him. Ohtani is seeking to recover $325,000 worth of baseball cards that he claims onetime assistant Ippei Mizuhara improperly bought earlier this year, according to a U.S. district court filing by the…
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani wants his former interpreter to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards he says were fraudulently bought using his money.Related video above: Interpreter charged with stealing $16 million from professional baseball star Shohei OhtaniThe Los Angeles Dodgers star is also requesting Ippei Mizuhara, who previously pleaded guilty…
The cards were placed on a board with notes handwritten by some of the players in them. While most think property, shares, or jewels are valuable things to inherit, sometimes the simplest things end up being the most precious. A guest who appeared on PBS “Antiques Roadshow” discovered this after bringing one of the oldest…
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani wants his former interpreter to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards he says were fraudulently bought using his money.Related video above: Interpreter charged with stealing $16 million from professional baseball star Shohei OhtaniThe Los Angeles Dodgers star is also requesting Ippei Mizuhara, who previously pleaded guilty…