Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, could be facing more than 30 years in federal prison following his plea agreement on Wednesday.
According to baseball reporter Molly Knight, the Department of Justice said Mizuhara agreed to enter a guilty plea on May 14 for multiple charges regarding the investigation of his gambling activities and transfer of nearly $17 million from Ohtani.
Knight noted he agreed to plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return. The bank fraud count carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison, while the false tax return count carries a sentence of up to three years.