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Feds seek 57-month sentence for Mizuhara for defrauding Ohtani

Related Topics: Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani

Federal prosecutors recommended a 57-month prison sentence Thursday for Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, and released an audio recording in which they say he impersonates Ohtani in an attempt to wire money from Ohtani's bank account.

In a separate court filing, Mizuhara's attorney, Michael G. Freedman, said that Mizuhara has suffered from a gambling addiction since he was a teenager and asked for a 18-month sentence.

Mizuhara was fired last March after an ESPN investigation uncovered he had sent millions in wire transfers from Ohtani's account to an illegal bookmaker.