00:00 $16 million. That's what federal prosecutors say Shohei Otani's interpreter Ipe Mitsuhara
00:07 stole from the Major League Baseball star.
00:10 According to the complaint, Mr. Mitsuhara stole this money largely to finance his voracious
00:17 appetite for illegal sports betting.
00:20 U.S. Attorney Martina Strada said, quote, Mr. Otani is considered a victim in this case,
00:25 quote, and there is no evidence to indicate he authorized the transfers.
00:31 Forbes reports Mitsuhara allegedly had access to Otani's bank account because he helped
00:37 him create it.
00:38 Mitsuhara reportedly transferred large sums of money to bookmakers' accounts.
00:43 Otani arrived from Japan in 2018 and signed the largest contract in MLB history at $700
00:52 million over 10 years when he joined the Dodgers.
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