Ohtani’s ex-interpreter issues apology after release on $25,000 bond

Japanese baseball nice Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter was launched on bond and apologized by means of a lawyer after showing in courtroom on a financial institution fraud cost accusing him of stealing $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cowl unlawful playing money owed.

Ippei Mizuhara, 39, who surrendered to authorities earlier within the day, didn’t enter a plea throughout a 25-minute continuing earlier than a U.S. District Court docket Justice of the Peace decide in downtown Los Angeles. He was ordered to return for an arraignment on Could 9.

However Mizuhara’s legal professional, Michael Freedman, issued an announcement later Friday saying his shopper “needs to apologize to Mr. Ohtani, the Dodgers, Main League Baseball and his household.”