Lead prosecutor of Shohei Ohtani baseball betting investigation resigns

The government’s ace charismatic investigating Shohei Ohtani and betting connected shot has softly near nan mound, The Post confirmed.

That mightiness thief Ohtani, erstwhile Los Angeles Angels subordinate and Ohtani teammate David Fletcher and erstwhile Los Angeles Dodger Yasiel Puig slumber a small easier, a root adjacent to nan business said.

“It’s ne'er bully for nan prosecution erstwhile nan lead charismatic leaves nan government,” nan root said. “You tin only dream this will stay a priority.”

Resorts World excessively is awaiting a imaginable DOJ good for letting a known sports bookmaker bet millions astatine its casino and it excessively is apt relieved, nan root said.

Assistant US Attorney Jeff Mitchell led nan investigation into Ohtani’s expert Ippei Mizuhara and explored whether Ohtani himself stake connected shot games. He resigned from his agency May 16, and will get paid done September, sources said and nan Central District of California’s property agency confirmed.

Mitchell led nan prosecution of Ohtani’s interpreter.

US District Judge John Holcomb connected Feb. 6 sentenced Mizuhara to 57 months successful prison for illegally — and without authorization — transferring astir $17 cardinal from nan slope relationship of Ohtani to salary disconnected his ain important gambling debts incurred pinch an forbidden bookmaking cognition and for signing a mendacious taxation return, according to a news release.

But Mizuhara’s day to surrender was pushed backmost by respective months until May 12, starring to speculation he mightiness beryllium cooperating pinch national authorities.

“This astir apt makes it much apt this is each done,” nan root said. “And is bully news for Ohtani and immoderate of nan different names that ne'er sewage charged.”

MLB investigated Ohtani and concluded successful June 2024 that he was a unfortunate of fraud.

Fletcher, a adjacent Ohtani friend and Angels teammate, reportedly stake connected sports pinch Mizuhara’s forbidden bookie Matthew Boyer, but not shot and was ne'er charged pinch a crime.

Puig is presently fighting an obstruction of justness complaint related to nan sports betting investigation.

His lawyer did not return calls by property time.

The US Attorney’s Office successful Central California declined to remark connected nan case.