L'interprete che accompagna Shohei Ohtani riceve un periodo di carcere dal tribunale
In una recente udienza, Matthew Bowyer, un allibratore che aveva lavorato per Ippei Mizuhara, l'interprete personale della stella del baseball Shohei Ohtani, è stato condannato a 12 mesi e un giorno di prigione.
Mizuhara, che era un amico stretto di Ohtani sin dal 2013 durante la sua carriera professionale nel baseball con gli Angels e i Dodgers, è stato condannato a 57 mesi di prigione per frode bancaria e dichiarazione dei redditi fraudolenta a febbraio.
Bowyer aveva gestito un "grande business di scommesse sportive" per almeno cinque anni, producendo ricavi lordi "molto superiori" a $2.000 al giorno e coinvolgendo più di 700 scommettitori. I pubblici ministeri hanno criticato Bowyer per aver vissuto uno "stile di vita lussuoso" mentre "incassava milioni di dollari" attraverso attività illecite.
Despite the fact that sports betting is legal in nearly 40 states, Bowyer chose to run his business in California, where sports betting is illegal, and then engaged in conduct designed to conceal what he was doing. He kept "numerous bank accounts" to receive illicit proceeds and significantly underreported his income in 2022, saying it was $607,000 when it was $4.03 million.
Bowyer's client, Ippei Mizuhara, placed at least 19,000 bets with him, and Bowyer acknowledged Mizuhara had a "massive gambling addiction problem." Mizuhara was ordered to pay nearly $17 million in restitution to Ohtani. Bowyer, on the other hand, paid restitution of $1.6 million.
Bowyer's attorney, Diane C. Bass, argued for a sentence of home confinement and community service, but U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb sentenced Bowyer after he pleaded guilty to charges for operating an unlawful gambling business, money laundering, and subscribing to a false tax return.
Bowyer, who is the father of five children, the youngest of whom is 4 years old, has already done 100 hours of community service. He has also attended therapy and advised others with gambling issues to not follow his path.
Before his conviction, Mizuhara was known primarily for his role supporting Ohtani in MLB. The details of his gambling activities with Bowyer have cast a shadow over his reputation. It remains to be seen how this development will affect his future in the sports world.
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