[機翻] ESPN報導水原一平竊取大谷1600萬

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39920849/

Feds say Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole $16M

The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani stole
more than $16 million over two years from Ohtani to pay off gambling debts toan illegal sportsbook, according to an affidavit filed by federal authoritiesThursday.

根據聯邦當局證詞，水原在2年內竊取超過1600萬美元，以償還一家非法博彩公司賭債

Federal authorities filed a complaint accusing Ippei Mizuhara, 39, of bank
fraud. Bank fraud can carry a maximum fine of up to $1 million and/or up to 30 years in prison, according to federal sentencing guidelines.

根據量刑指南，銀行詐欺可處以最高100萬美元罰金或最高30年刑期

Ohtani, referred to in the complaint only as a "professional baseball player," told authorities that he did not authorize the transfers.

大谷表示並沒有授權這些匯款

Text messages showed that Mizuhara began gambling in September 2021 and beganlosing "substantial sums of money" later that year. Bank records also show
that the phone number and email address on the account were changed to those
associated with Mizuhara.

水原大約從2021年9月開始賭博，並在當年稍晚損失""大筆金額""
根據銀行資料顯示，當時大谷的帳戶資料(電話/電子信箱)已經被改成水原的

Investigators also relied on recorded phone calls from the bank in which
Mizuhara falsely identified himself as Ohtani to "trick and deceive" bank
employees into authorizing the transfers. The complaint outlined one specifictransfer on June 20, 2023, of $500,000 to an associate of a bookmaker. While
the bookmaker is not named in the complaint, his role and detail match that of Mathew Bowyer.

調查指出水原冒稱是大谷，誘騙銀行人員授權轉帳
其中該投訴具體描述2023年6月20日匯了一筆50萬美金的內容

The investigation started just three weeks ago when news broke that at least $4.5 million was transmitted from Ohtani's bank account to Bowyer's bookmakingoperation, which is under federal investigation.

In the first of a pair of interviews with ESPN, Mizuhara said he had amassed
huge gambling debts and that Ohtani helped him out by wiring the money in $500,000 increments last year. But hours later, Mizuhara changed the account and
said Ohtani had no knowledge of the payments. The Dodgers fired Mizuhara the
same day.

Mizuhara said he never bet on baseball.

Concurrently, attorneys for Ohtani alleged that he had been the victim of a "massive theft."

At a subsequent news conference, Ohtani told the media he never bet on
baseball or any other sports and had no knowledge of Mizuhara's alleged
actions until a meeting after the Dodgers' season opener in Seoul, South Korea, during which Mizuhara addressed the team and said he had a gambling
addiction.

到這邊大概是概述事件爆發後的過程

The U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, the IRS and the
Department of Homeland Security are also investigating Bowyer and involved ina sprawling money laundering and illegal gambling case in Las Vegas that has
roped in former minor league baseball player Wayne Nix. Nix was also a
Southern California bookmaker whose clients included NBA legend Scottie Pippen, former MLB All-Star Yasiel Puig and Maverick Carter, the longtime manager
and friend of LeBron James.

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