A baseball superstar winds up in the middle of a gambling scandal.
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- (00:00) - Introduction: The Legend of Shohei Ohtani
- (00:34) - Earn CPE Credit with Earmark
- (00:54) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
- (01:44) - Listener Email: Adding Machines
- (03:04) - Upcoming Events and Announcements
- (04:20) - The World of Illegal Gambling
- (06:16) - Matthew Boyer's Descent into Gambling
- (11:39) - Shohei Ohtani: A Baseball Prodigy
- (14:40) - Ipe Mitsuhara: The Trusted Interpreter
- (19:10) - The Scandal Unfolds
- (31:33) - The Dark History of Gambling and Baseball
- (36:22) - The Investigation and Legal Consequences
- (38:11) - Lessons Learned: Trust is Not a Control
- (42:06) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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Sources
- https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/shohei-ohtani-gambling-scandal-explained-everything-we-know-as-ippei-mizuhara-pleads-guilty-to-bank-fraud/
- https://igamingbusiness.com/sports-betting/bowyer-illegal-bookmaking-plea/
- https://www.mlb.com/news/ippei-mizuhara-guilty-plea
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bookie-pleads-guilty-running-illegal-gambling-business-used-ex-ohtani-rcna166050
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/japanese-language-translator-charged-complaint-illegally-transferring-more-16-million
- https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/orange-county-man-pleads-guilty-to-charges-of-illegal-sports-betting-involving-former-ohtani-interpreter/
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/orange-county-man-agrees-plead-guilty-illegally-transferring-nearly-17-million-mlb
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- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-28/ippei-mizuhara-shohei-ohtani-interpreter-mystery-gambling-scandal
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-20/gambling-story
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-11/ohtanis-former-interpreter-charged-in-federal-gambling-case
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