2024-04-19 22:00:00
Haruo Kitamura, lawyer
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Lawyer Haruo Kitamura (67) updated his official YouTube channel on the 19th and apologized, saying, “I’m sorry to Mr. Otani. »
Attorney Kitamura addressed the issue of fraudulent money transfers made by Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Dodgers pitcher Shohei Otani, and began by saying: “There are times when I realize now that I really feel sorry for Mr. Ohtani. »
Lawyer Kitamura referred to the incident in which the suspect Mizuhara initially responded in an interview with the sports channel ESPN that “Otani took over the debt” and “we transferred the money together from our bank account” . The next day, he said. “It was a lie. Immediately followingwards I changed my words to say that I had stolen the money without Otani knowing”, and “When I asked myself what was true, to be honest , I said 7. Warikata and Otani He probably seems like nice people, and he probably has a lot of money too If Ippei, who has been helping him so far, is struggling with debt. game, he will “I think there’s a 70% chance they will. I thought I was in trouble and took my place,” he said.
Sports betting is illegal in California, so if Otani took over, Ippei said, “MLB would probably impose a long-term suspension on Otani, which would be a problem,” Ippei said. “There’s a good chance he changed his statement to protect Otani,” and apologized to Otani once more, saying, “I’m sorry.”
He added: “No matter how good a person may seem, there are terrible people, and we should have been well aware of that through our work, but…I made a mistake. I am ashamed of myself for being deceived by such a great liar.’” he reflected. When Otani flatly rejected Mizuhara’s request to “talk the talk”, Otani said: “I’m glad I didn’t make the wrong decision.” »
Suspect Mizuhara allegedly illegally transferred more than $16 million (regarding 2.45 billion yen) from Otani’s account to his side in order to repay illegal gambling debts, and the US Department of Justice announced on the 11th ( Japan time) that he had been charged with bank fraud on the 12th. According to the Department of Justice, Mizuhara sent money between November 2021 and January 2024, using devices and IP addresses associated with Mizuhara. Mizuhara’s gambling records obtained by authorities show that his total winnings during that period were $142,256,769 (regarding 21.8 billion yen) and the amount he lost was 182,935,206 dollars (approximately 28 billion yen), the loss amounting to 40,678,436 dollars (approximately 6.2 billion yen). yen).
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