Ippei Mizuhara, the suspect who used Shohei Otani as a wallet, has been plotting since ’18, maliciously purchasing a large amount of baseball cards.

I’m done.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, has been charged with bank fraud. When he realized that the case was about to come to light, he sent a message to Matthew Bowyer, the banker.

The illegal gambling and illegal money transfer issue involving Mizuhara’s suspect, which involved the Japanese and U.S. baseball worlds, was fully revealed at a press conference held by the investigative authorities on April 11. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada of the Department of Homeland Security, who attended the press conference, stated that there was no evidence that Otani authorized the transfer of money from his account to the bookmaker’s.

“We believe that Otani was a victim,”

He stated, “We believe that Otani was a victim.

According to reports from U.S. broadcaster ESPN and other sources, Mizuhara illegally accessed Otani’s bank account and illegally transferred at least $16 million (2.45 billion yen) to an illegal bookmaker. The period was about two years, from December 2009 to January 2012, and the number of bets placed was about 19,000. The total amount wagered was a whopping $182.9 million (approximately ¥27.8 billion). The total loss after deducting the winning amount from the bets amounted to $40.7 million (approximately 6.2 billion yen).

Mizuhara abused his position as “de facto manager” and did not share with his agents or accountants the bank account information into which Otani’s salary was transferred, which he opened when he moved to Japan in 2006.

The reason for this was that Otani himself did not want to reveal the information.

He also revealed that he had posed as Otani several times to the bank in order to transfer huge sums of money.

According to the authorities.

When he occasionally won a bet, the money was transferred to Mizuhara’s personal bank account, not Otani’s.”

Mizuhara was indeed using Otani as a “wallet. In other words, she was using Otani as her “wallet. On the Internet, the following comments were made

“This is too much!

He’s a villain.

I’m worried that Otani will lose faith in people.

I’m worried that Otani will lose faith in people.

Mizuhara himself said in front of his teammates

“I am a gambling addict.

However, the timeline shows that he started “manipulating” the situation in 2006, before he started illegal gambling in December 2009, so it is questionable whether he can really be said to have an addiction. Therefore, it is questionable whether he can be said to be addicted to the drug.

According to the authorities, Mizuhara purchased approximately 1,000 baseball cards under the alias of “Jay Min” between January and March of this year. The total price was $325,000 (approximately 49 million yen), which was also transferred from Otani’s account. The merchandise was delivered directly to the Dodgers’ clubhouse, which can be said to be a bold “crime.

A baseball reporter for a sports newspaper who knows the suspect said, “Baseball cards are illegal gambling.

Baseball cards are collectibles that have nothing to do with illegal gambling. The fact that he purchased them from Otani’s account and delivered them to the clubhouse shows how confident he was that he would not be caught. Mizuhara’s darkness was deeper than we had imagined.

He shrugs his shoulders.

The baseball cards also raised suspicions. Generally, MLB cards from “Topps” are highly collectible, with prices ranging from a few hundred yen per card to high prices depending on the rarity of the card.

Limited edition cards and autographed cards fetch anywhere from several hundred thousand yen to several million yen. Mizuhara purchased approximately 1,000 cards for 49 million yen, so the unit price per card is 49,000 yen.

He probably purchased rare cards that are likely to become treasures in the future. Baseball cards and Pokemon cards have fans all over the world, so they are often treated as investment targets,” said the same sports newspaper reporter.

Some people suspect that Mizuhara was carrying around the baseball cards he purchased and was planning to get autographs from Otani and other star players he met on his trips to Japan. The suspect was also suspected of trying to get autographs from Otani and other star players he met on the trip, but this has not been confirmed at this point.

The suspect’s behavior suggests careful planning. At what point did he start trying to deceive Otani? The key will be his future statements.

Mizuhara, who has been cleverly concealing his true identity, has now been cleared. The “It’s all over” comment was a nod to the fact that Mizuhara has been cleverly concealing her true identity.