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Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say

Jan. 24, 2025 09:03 AM EST

A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani 's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 for what he describes as a car loan, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The recording...

Ex-FBI informant who fabricated bribery story about Biden and his son Hunter gets 6 years in prison

Jan. 08, 2025 21:17 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI informant who fabricated a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes that became central to Republicans’ impeachment effort was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison. Alexander Smirnovpleaded guilty last month in Los...