Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO (Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

The scandal surrounding Ippei Mizuhara shocked baseball fans from the U.S. to Japan when the news broke in March.

Mizuhara...