An audio recording showing Ippei Mizuhara, the ex-interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, impersonating the Dodgers' star to push through a wire transfer was disclosed by federal prosecutors.

The former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, who pleaded guilty last year to bank fraud and falsifying tax returns, was caught ...

Federal prosecutors released audio evidence in their fraud case against Ippei Mizuhara, the ex-interpreter to Los Angeles ...

“Shohei Ohtani,” Mizuhara answers ... A spokesman for the Department of Justice declined comment. Mizuhara’s attorney, Michael Freedman, did not respond to a request for comment.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty last spring to charges for ...

Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty in May 2024 to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return after ...

a recording obtained by the Department of Justice. During the audio, the bank representative asked who she was speaking with, to which Mizuhara could be heard saying in response, "Shohei Ohtani." ...

Ippei Mizuhara, the ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani ... The Athletic released an audio clip from the Justice Department that had been referenced in a court filing in which federal prosecutors ...

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers were able to put an early season controversy involving their star slugger's former interpreter behind them on the way to winning the 2024 World Series.