Prosecutors say a newly released audio recording captures Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, impersonating the baseball player in a phone call with a bank, in which he requested a $200,

Federal prosecutors say a nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,

According to a report in The Athletic, US prosecutors have convicted Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara of impersonating the baseball star and doing bank frauds

A new piece of evidence has come to light after the Dodgers star was deceived by his interpreter, who stole nearly $20 million.

According to a new report, prosecutors asked for a nearly five-year sentence and $18.1 million in restitution in the case of Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter.

Mizuhara allegedly had already obtained access to Ohtani's bank accounts and changed security credentials to give himself entry. The person on the tape tells the bank employee that he is Shohei Ohtani, then provides a phone number to the bank for authorization -- a number that prosecutors say belonged to Mizuhara.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, is seeking leniency in his federal fraud case, court documents show.