Overview

• A federal judge mandated gambling addiction treatment for Ippei Mizuhara following his arrest on bank fraud charges.
• Mizuhara allegedly stole over $16 million from Ohtani's bank account to cover gambling debts, without Ohtani's knowledge.
• He impersonated Ohtani to bankers and made unauthorized transactions over several years.
• The court set a $25,000 unsecured bond and imposed conditions preventing Mizuhara from gambling or contacting victims.
• Ohtani expressed relief over the investigation's progress and desires to focus on his baseball career.