Ippei Mizuhara
Sentenced To 57 Months In Jail
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Ippei Mizuhara was formally sentenced to 57 months in jail on Thursday … after fessing as much as swindling tens of millions 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 — practically $17 million to Ohtani and one other $1.1 million to the IRS.
The previous Angels and Dodgers worker pleaded responsible to at least one depend of financial institution fraud and one depend 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 implications.
Mizuhara’s lawyer was pulling for an 18-month sentence on account of his accountability and regret … however finally, federal prosecutors obtained what they wished.
Mizuhara was ordered to give up on March 24.
