Ippei Mizuhara officially charged with bank fraud after $16m transferrals

Mizuhara will appear in the Los Angeles United States District Court within the next few days. Ippei Mizuhara has been charged with bank fraud. Mizuhara was the former translator and personal friend of Major Baseball League (MLB) star Shohei Ohtani. An investigation was triggered when over $16m was found to be transferred from Ohtani’s account to an illegal bookmaking operation. Mizuhara was fired almost immediately and is expected to a...