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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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Defending IRS Cash-Based Audits – Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Computing Income

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As discussed in our previous article, The Case for Using a Forensic Accountant , confronting the prospects of a cash-based audit is fraught with potential traps and exposure to civil and criminal penalties, including incarceration. This makes the forensic accountant part of the defense team. Cash has a destination.

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Lifestyle Analysis in White Collar Criminal Defense

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In these cases, the help of a forensic accountant or fraud investigator can be invaluable. In these cases, a forensic accountant or fraud investigator is looking for outside pieces of information that may support estimates and assumptions. With enough information, this type of analysis can be fairly precise.

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The Use of Digital Forensics in Fraud Investigations

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In an era where most financial transactions are recorded digitally, and nearly all communications are transmitted through email, mobile text messages, or chat platforms, digital forensic examiners are essential for extracting and analyzing critical information, which forensic accountants rely upon in conducting an investigation.