Several weeks after bombshell gambling reports surfaced against Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of Shohei Ohtani is reportedly in negotiations with U.S. federal prosecutors on a guilty plea in the case.
The charges reportedly surround allegations that Mizuhara stole millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers' star to cover a series of sports betting debts with a California illegal bookmaker.
Last month, reports surfaced that Mizuhara owed at least $4.5 million to the bookmaker. According to the , which first broke the story, Mizuhara may have stolen a higher amount than initially reported.
Mizuhara, Ohtani's former interpreter, apparently apologized to the Dodgers for his gambling transgressions on March 20, following the team's opening-day win over the Padres in South Korea.