Ippei Mizuhara
Sentenced To 57 Months In Jail
Revealed
Ippei Mizuhara was formally sentenced to 57 months in jail on Thursday … after fessing as much as swindling thousands and thousands from Dodgers famous person Shohei Ohtani.
Mizuhara’s destiny was decided in a Santa Ana, California court docket simply minutes in the past — not solely has he been sentenced to 4 years and a few change behind bars, however he was additionally ordered to pay $18 million in restitution — almost $17 million to Ohtani and one other $1.1 million to the IRS.
The previous Angels and Dodgers worker pleaded responsible to 1 rely of financial institution fraud and one rely of tax fraud again in June 2024 … proudly owning as much as taking the cash from Ohtani’s checking account to clear his money owed with bettors.
He was dealing with as much as 33 years in jail … however the plea settlement doubtless helped shorten his sentence.
Mizuhara expressed his remorse over his actions once more in court docket … saying it was a mistake that will keep on with him for the remainder of his life, however was ready to simply accept the results.
Mizuhara’s lawyer was pulling for an 18-month sentence resulting from his accountability and regret … however in the end, federal prosecutors obtained what they needed.
Mizuhara was ordered to give up on March 24.
