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Mathew Bowyer, Bookie at Center of Ohtani Scandal, to Plead Guilty

Aug 2, 2024

The bookie who fielded millions of dollars in bets unknowingly paid for by Shohei Ohtani agreed to plead guilty to three federal charges Thursday. Mathew Bowyer, who took the action from Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter who robbed Ohtani, admitted to running a longstanding bookmaking operation in the plea agreement.

Next week, Orange County, Calif.–based Bowyer is set to plead guilty to charges of operating an unlawful gambling business, money laundering, and subscribing to a false tax return. The U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California announced the plea agreement.

Source: Front Office Sports

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