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Ippei Mizuhara prison release delayed
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Dodgers fire Shohei Ohtani's interpreter Ippei Mizuhara over gambling claims
The Los Angeles Dodgers dismissed Ippei Mizuhara on 20 March 2024 after allegations he stole from Shohei Ohtani to pay illegal gambling debts.
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Ippei Mizuhara sentenced to 57 months for stealing from Shohei Ohtani
A US federal judge sentenced Ohtani's former interpreter to 57 months in prison and ordered about $17 million in restitution to the Dodgers star.
Ohtani's ex-interpreter Mizuhara's prison release date pushed back again
Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter who betrayed Shohei Ohtani, has had his prison release date delayed once more, and Japanese media are calling it a mystery.