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FILE – Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara listens during a baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, in Los Angeles. Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, is expected to plead not guilty Tuesday, May 14, 2024, to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a deal he has negotiated with federal prosecutors in a sports betting case. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleads not guilty as a formality

May 14, 2024 at 1:58 p.m.

The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is expected to plead not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he’s...

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Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter will plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case

May 9, 2024 at 7:20 a.m.

The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud.

The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, right, and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara sit in the dugout during the season opener against the San Diego Padres on March 20, 2024 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16M from baseball star in sports betting case

April 11, 2024 at 1:38 p.m.

The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is being charged with federal bank fraud for crimes involving gambling debts and theft of more than $16 million...

Ippei Mizuhara stands next to Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani and translates during an interview at Dodger Stadium on Feb. 3, 2024. Mizuhara has been fired by the Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter fired by Dodgers after allegations of ‘massive theft’ from Japanese star

March 20, 2024 at 7:41 p.m.

Shohei Ohtani's interpreter fired by Los Angeles Dodgers after allegations of illegal gambling, theft from Japanese star.

ARCHIVO - Una cinta policial bloquea una avenida cerca del sitio donde un agente del comisario del condado Sacramento fue baleado y un sospechoso fue muerto a tiros, el viernes 15 de enero de 2021, en Carmichael, un suburbio de Sacramento, California. (AP Foto/Rich Pedroncelli, archivo)

California: Homicidios y otros delitos subieron en 2021

August 26, 2022 at 3:33 p.m.

Los homicidios en California volvieron a incrementarse el año pasado —al igual que otros delitos violentos— en medio de creciente frustración en un momento en que los demócratas en altos...

Jesse Vasquez, del Departamento de Bomberos del condado San Bernardino, rocía agua sobre lugares encendidos a causa del incendio "Bobcat" en Valyermo, California, el sábado 19 de septiembre de 2020.

California: Viento y baja humedad amenazan con atizar fuego

September 21, 2020 at 3:11 p.m.

La destrucción causada por un incendio forestal avivado por el viento en las montañas al noreste de Los Ángeles se acercó el domingo a los 404 kilómetros cuadrados (156 millas...

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