I'm reading this document (37 pages) and it's genuinely insane and sad simultaneously. It's a textbook case of addiction. Continous texts between him and the bookie talking about how he is on a bad run, asking for "one more bump". "no really this is the last time, one more bump" etc.
They got audio recordings of him impersonating Otani and giving biometric data about him to convince them to approve suspicious wire transfers.
All the winnings went to his personal account, all the losses came only from Otani's account.
He set up said account, lied to Otani's other representatives that Otani wanted to keep that one private. So financial advisors and his account didn't have access to it. They believed Ippei translated for Otani.
He placed 19.000 bets….19.000. How in the fuck, over a 2 year period, averaging to 25 bets a day.
Average wager: About $12,800
Largest wager: About $160,000
Smallest wager: About $10
Total winning bets: $142 million
Total losing bets: $182.9 million
Net losses: $40.7 million
They even have texts of him talking to the bookie after the initial ESPN story came out. Bookie being like (paraphrasing) "Yeah I know the story is bullshit, you didn't steal the money" and Ippei responding "Technically I did steal the money".
They reviewed 7 years of Otani's communication between Ippei and found 0 mention of anything related to gambling, debt, bets etc.
Poor Otani, we watched him grow up in front of our eyes and we all know how close he and Ippei were. To find out his closest confidant just blantely abused his position of power and robbed him of 16 million dollars is insane.
Also the tarnashing this has done to his repution is wild, somehow there are still people who believe Ippei is the fall guy. As if Otani controls the DOJ, IRS, FBI, MLB and all the witnesses in this account and forged thousands of texts.
Ippei faces up to 30 years in prison. Sad story all around.
For those who want to read the full complaint document, here's the link:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24542204-usa-v-mizuhara-complaint
Edit: Since the angels mod blocked any post titles or text containing the name of our 2021 and 2023 MVP, I'll call him by his og name Otani.
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He was one bet away from a big win
Post this on the dodgers sub where it belongs
Thats crazy.
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They can’t block my name ha!
Alot of people in this sub are going to go back and delete some comments they made a few weeks ago.
Mods blocked titles containing the word Ohtani? This sub is so cringe sometimes.
Ippei had one of the coolest jobs and he ruined it. It is just so crazy how much he stole from Ohtani.
Pretty nuts! Haven’t gotten a chance to read the whole thing but I would like to. Crazy it got this far for him in CA where sports gambling is illegal. Really makes you think how things will go if/when it’s legal in CA to bet on DraftKings and such from your phone.
Uncut Gems was a warning.
Wow, just read the whole thing. This dude had a serious problem. Bump after bump after bump.. every time was the “last time” until it was too late. He was even impersonating SO during calls to gain access and wire funds.