Just as Shohei Ohtani was beginning his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he found himself embroiled in a scandal due to illegal gambling activity by Ippei Mizuhara.

Mizuhara, 40, was processed Monday at a low security federal prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, beginning a nearly five-year prison sentence for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17

The man guilty of stealing nearly $17 million from Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has begun his prison sentence.