One write-up from 2022 after he was convicted:
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office of Arizona, [the assistant] was hired to manage Jefferson's day-to-day tasks and finances. [He] would forge the athlete's signature on dozens of documents in order to give him access to Jefferson's funds.
Back in the news:
Is it hard to believe that Ippei Mizuhara had access to Shohei Ohtani's bank account?
— Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) March 26, 2024
No. It's quite plausible, says Katsunori Kojima, a former interpreter for the Mets/Giants. He handled lots of financial transactions for players.pic.twitter.com/OOakRYFtdl https://t.co/bhRQCVKh3a
Asahi TV's coverage of the Ohtani/Mizuhara scandal quoted lawyer Takuya Murao, who believes it is plausible that Mizuhara could have stolen millions from Ohtani's bank account(s). He noted that something similar happened to NBA player Richard Jefferson in the 2000s. pic.twitter.com/5Rm0snTgHH
— Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) March 26, 2024