Ippei Mizuhara made his first court appearance Friday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles, facing federal charges of bank fraud and was released on $25 thousand bond.
One day after Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter was charged with bank fraud for stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball star, he was released on $25,000 bond after making his first, brief Los Angeles court appearance. Ippei Mizuhara had surrendered to federal authorities Friday morning. He did not enter a plea during his court appearance.
Serving as Ohtani's interpreter and right-hand man, Mizuhara set up a bank account for Ohtani's baseball salary deposits, had full access, and even impersonated Ohtani to swindle funds from the account.Estrada said since 2021, Mizuhara made thousands of sports wagers, but not on baseball.When first confronted with the theft accusation, Mizuhara said that Ohtani paid his gambling debts for him.
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