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How Shohei Ohtanis’ Interpreter’s Theft of $16.5 Million Occurred and Went Undetected for Years

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According to a federal indictment and a guilty plea, Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, unlawfully transferred more than $16 million from Ohtani’s bank account at a bank in Arizona to pay his gambling debts to an illegal bookmaking operation. During the account setup, Mizuhara translated for Ohtani.

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In recent months, DHHS has moved the program to a new data system and transitioned it to a new accounting system now used by all state agencies. The program is federally funded, but the money flows through the state Department of Health and Human Services. The changes delayed millions of dollars in payments in October.

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