Overview
- Ippei Mizuhara was dismissed from Uber Eats due to pending charges related to a massive illegal sports betting ring.
- Mizuhara admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from Shohei Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.
- He had been working as an Uber Eats courier for several years before the charges surfaced.
- Mizuhara's sentencing is scheduled for October, with a potential 30-year prison term looming.
- MLB formally cleared Ohtani of any involvement, recognizing him as a victim of fraud.