Feds Want Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter To Get 5 Yrs For $17M Theft

By Dorothy Atkins ( January 24, 2025, 6:31 PM EST) -- Prosecutors urged a California federal judge Thursday to sentence Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter to nearly five years in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the MLB superstar to help pay massive gambling debts, while defense counsel argued that he should serve only 18 months because of his "severe gambling addiction."...

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