Mizuhara was accused of stealing nearly $17 million from Shoehei Ohtani’s bank account to cover his gambling bets and debts.

The court also ordered Mizuhara to pay Ohtani $17 million in restitution, the applicable amount listed when Mizuhara struck a May 2024 plea deal with prosecutors, and a fine of more than $1 million to the Internal Revenue Service.

U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb sentenced former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who stole nearly $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to pay for gambling debts, to 57 months in prison on Thursday,