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Acting US attorney Joseph McNally speaks after the sentencing of Ippei Mizuhara at the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse in Santa Ana, California, on February 6, 2025. Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Mizuhara, was sentenced February 6 to nearly 5 years in prison, after pleading guilty over charges of illegally transferring nearly $17 million from the baseball star's bank account in order to pay off gambling debts. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)