Ippei Mizuhara, under the guise of Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani, attempted to transfer $200,000 from Ohtani's bank account. A recently released audio recording captures Mizuhara's interaction with a bank agent aiming to authenticate the transaction. Despite Mizuhara's fabricated claims about the transfer's legitimacy, he has since been charged with bank fraud. Federal prosecutors are now seeking restitution of $16.9 million to Ohtani and $1.1 million to the IRS, as well as a 57-month prison sentence for Mizuhara following substantial financial losses from gambling.
Agent: "Now recently, we've come across a trend of fraud and scams, so we have been monitoring the online transactions closely to make sure our clients are not the victim of either. What is the reason for this transaction?"
Federal prosecutors have requested a total restitution of $16.9 million to Ohtani and another $1.1 million to the IRS, alongside a 57-month prison sentence for Mizuhara.
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