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Feds say Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole $16M
The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani stole
more than $16 million over two years from Ohtani to pay off gambling debts to
an illegal sportsbook, according to an affidavit filed by federal authorities
Thursday.
根据联邦当局证词，水原在2年内窃取超过1600万美元，以偿还一家非法博彩公司赌债
Federal authorities filed a complaint accusing Ippei Mizuhara, 39, of bank
fraud. Bank fraud can carry a maximum fine of up to $1 million and/or up to 30
years in prison, according to federal sentencing guidelines.
根据量刑指南，银行诈欺可处以最高100万美元罚金或最高30年刑期
Ohtani, referred to in the complaint only as a "professional baseball player,"
told authorities that he did not authorize the transfers.
大谷表示并没有授权这些汇款
Text messages showed that Mizuhara began gambling in September 2021 and began
losing "substantial sums of money" later that year. Bank records also show
that the phone number and email address on the account were changed to those
associated with Mizuhara.
水原大约从2021年9月开始赌博，并在当年稍晚损失""大笔金额""
根据银行资料显示，当时大谷的帐户资料(电话/电子信箱)已经被改成水原的
Investigators also relied on recorded phone calls from the bank in which
Mizuhara falsely identified himself as Ohtani to "trick and deceive" bank
employees into authorizing the transfers. The complaint outlined one specific
transfer on June 20, 2023, of $500,000 to an associate of a bookmaker. While
the bookmaker is not named in the complaint, his role and detail match that of
Mathew Bowyer.
调查指出水原冒称是大谷，诱骗银行人员授权转帐
其中该投诉具体描述2023年6月20日汇了一笔50万美金的内容
The investigation started just three weeks ago when news broke that at least $
4.5 million was transmitted from Ohtani's bank account to Bowyer's bookmaking
operation, which is under federal investigation.
In the first of a pair of interviews with ESPN, Mizuhara said he had amassed
huge gambling debts and that Ohtani helped him out by wiring the money in $500
,000 increments last year. But hours later, Mizuhara changed the account and
said Ohtani had no knowledge of the payments. The Dodgers fired Mizuhara the
same day.
Mizuhara said he never bet on baseball.
Concurrently, attorneys for Ohtani alleged that he had been the victim of a "
massive theft."
At a subsequent news conference, Ohtani told the media he never bet on
baseball or any other sports and had no knowledge of Mizuhara's alleged
actions until a meeting after the Dodgers' season opener in Seoul, South Korea
, during which Mizuhara addressed the team and said he had a gambling
addiction.
到这边大概是概述事件爆发后的过程
The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, the IRS and the
Department of Homeland Security are also investigating Bowyer and involved in
a sprawling money laundering and illegal gambling case in Las Vegas that has
roped in former minor league baseball player Wayne Nix. Nix was also a
Southern California bookmaker whose clients included NBA legend Scottie Pippen
, former MLB All-Star Yasiel Puig and Maverick Carter, the longtime manager
and friend of LeBron James.