Ippei Mizuhara’s surrender date delayed
As of now, the reasons for the change have not been disclosed.
Key Points
- Mizuhara was scheduled to surrender March 24
- Once in custody, he will serve close to five years in prison
Former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara will not have to turn himself in just yet, according to a Dodger Blue news report.
Mizuhara, who was court ordered to be taken into custody on March 24, is not listed in the Bureau of Prisons inmate database, the local report said.
According to ESPN’s Tisha Thompson, Mizuhara’s surrender date has been pushed back for “undisclosed reasons.”
Details regarding the new surrender date and the reasons for the delay are currently seals, the local report said.
The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty to both bank and tax fraud last May, after federal prosecutors alleged that he “stole nearly $17m from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts.”
They went on to add that Mizuhara “exploited his personal and professional relationship with Ohtani to plunder millions from the two-way player’s account for years, at times impersonating Ohtani to bankers.”
Mizuhara first opened a bank account for Ohtani in 2018. According to the plea agreement, he began stealing money from the account soon after.
He went on to place a series of bets, which he deposited into his own bank account. His winnings totaled more than $142m, while losing wagers reached $183m. None of the bets were placed on baseball.
Last month, Mizuhara received a nearly five-year prison sentence from a federal court in Santa Ana for bank and tax fraud.
The federal court in California sentenced Mizuhara to serve four years and nine months.
The court also ordered Mizuhara to pay a total of $18m in restitution to both Ohtani and the IRS. Ohtani will receive close to $17m.
In addition to the prison sentence, Mizuhara was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
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