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Post by Admin on Apr 12, 2024 23:48:45 GMT
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that the Major League Baseball Organization (MLB) plans to hold a meeting with Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani.
[Image] “Cash” handed over by Shohei Otani, an unexpected sight in the clubhouse after the game
Heyman said, ``MLB plans to have a meeting with Ohtani as soon as the U.S. Attorney's Office concludes (response to Mizuhara's gambling scandal).We also hope to speak with Mizuhara. Mizuhara has no obligation to speak with MLB."
U.S. federal prosecutors announced on the 11th (12th Japan time) that they had indicted Ippei Mizuhara, who served as Otani's interpreter, on suspicion of bank fraud. He turned himself in to judicial authorities on the morning of the 12th (early morning on the 13th) and was taken into custody, and in the afternoon of the same day, he appeared in a black suit and shackles at the US District Court in Los Angeles.
There was no arraignment, and bail was set at $25,000 (approximately 3.83 million yen) with conditions such as prohibition of gambling during the bail period.
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Post by Admin on May 1, 2024 19:24:34 GMT
ESPN reported on the 30th (Japan (Time 1st), it was reported that the perpetrators of illegal gambling were transferring the money they received from suspects to accounts at legal casinos and converting it into cash.
Investigators are investigating the matter on suspicion of money laundering. The money Mizuhara sent to Domoto to repay illegal gambling debts was transferred to Domoto's gambling account at casinos in Las Vegas and other places. It is said that Domoto and others gambled in exchange for chips, and if they won, they would turn it into cash.
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