Millions of dollars were taken from Shohei Ohtani’s account by an Orange County bookmaker named Matthew Boyer
On Wednesday, representatives of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani accused his interpreter of participating in a “massive theft” of the player’s money by using it to place bets with an illegal bookmaker that is the subject of a federal investigation.
The IRS said on Thursday that the baseball star Ohtani is the subject of an investigation. The Los Angeles Dodgers sacked his interpreter and close friend on the grounds of suspicion of theft and unlawful gambling.
Who is Orange County bookie Matthew Bowyer involved in the Shohei Ohtani and his ex-translator gambling scandal
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Once The Times discovered that Ohtani’s name had come up in the inquiry of Orange County resident Mathew Bowyer, Ohtani’s attorneys made that assertion. A source close to the situation indicated that Ohtani’s agents investigated the interpreter Ippei Mizuhara’s behaviour in response to The Times’ inquiries.
The newspaper was informed by two individuals that the amount of money involved was in the millions.
Who is Matthew Bowyer?
48 year old Matthew Bowyer is a bookie from Orange County who is a resident of San Juan Capistrano. Bowyer filed for bankruptcy in 2011, according to earlier court records, citing $425,000 in gaming losses at the Cosmopolitan and Aria casinos.
Bowyer is the subject of a federal investigation, the IRS said, despite his attorney’s claim that he has not been formally charged with any crimes.
The 48-year-old had his laptops, phones, and other electronic equipment taken from his San Juan Capistrano house by investigators who had a search warrant for allegedly running a gambling operation based in Southern California last October.
This was as a result of the fact that Bowyer was the subject of a federal investigation for allegedly operating a bookmaking business out of Southern California. Mizuhara ended up being the baseball player’s lifelong friend, frequently acting as a gatekeeper for the two-way player, a source also revealed to NBC News.
According to the lawyer, Bowyer introduced himself to the former professional athlete interpreter for Ohtani and other players in San Diego in 2022 through a mutual friend. Once Mizuhara signed on as Bowyer’s client, the two spoke primarily by text, though they occasionally met in person.
When the FBI raided the home of bookmaker Matthew Bowyer of orange country in October 2023, they discovered that $500,000 (approximately 75 million yen) was stolen from a star player's account twice in September and October 2023. ), and as a result of further investigation, it…
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Mr. Mizuhara is accused of “massive theft” by Ohtani’s legal lawyers. A criminal inquiry is being carried undertaken by the Internal Revenue Service, and a probe is also being conducted by the US baseball league.