Shohei Ohtani's former bayou is currently jailed for stealing nearly $17 million in gambling debt
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New York La State attorney Michael Freedman confirmed to Fox News Digital that former interpreter Shohei Ohtani, a former interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, reported to Pennsylvania’s federal prison on Monday.
Remahara was sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million in debt compensation from Ohtani.
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Federal prosecutors demanded a 57-month jail sentence, while also asking Remara to pay Ohtani $16.9 million in compensation and another $1.1 million to the IRS.
The Dodgers fired Remahara in March 2024.
Federal investigators filed a lawsuit against Suhara on April 11. One day later, he Turn to law enforcement, The Ministry of Justice confirmed.
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Mizuhara pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filed a false tax return in June 2024, admitting he made about 19,000 bets with bookkeeping over a two-year period and accumulated more than $40 million in debt.
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Ohtani's public speech The gambling scandal in late March said he had never made a sports bet, and was making up for the story of paying back his $4.5 million gambling debt.
Remahara was initially ordered to report to the prison in March, but a federal judge delayed it. There is no reason for delay to be disclosed.
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