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A federal judge Friday ordered Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter to be released on $25,000 bail and required him to receive treatment for gambling addiction.

Prosecutors say Mizuhara used his personal and professional relationships with Ohtani to plunder $16 million from the Major League Baseball player’s bank accounts over the years, sometimes impersonating Ohtani to bankers in order to repay him. Bet and Debt.

Mizuwon only responded to the judge’s questions, saying “yes” when the judge asked him if he understood several parts of the case and his bail conditions.

Mizuhara entered the courtroom wearing a dark suit and white-collar shirt and had shackles on his ankles but no handcuffs. The judge granted his attorney’s request to remove the handcuffs.

Other bond conditions stipulate that Suwon cannot gamble electronically or in person, enter any gambling establishments, or be associated with any known bookmakers.

Suwon turned himself in before his first court appearance on Friday. He was charged with one count of bank fraud and faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

Prosecutors said there was no evidence that Ohtani was involved in or knew about gambling in Suwon, and authorities said Ohtani was cooperating with investigators.

Suwon was not asked to enter a plea during a brief court appearance Friday in downtown Los Angeles. A criminal complaint filed Thursday details the alleged scheme through evidence including text messages, financial records and phone recordings.

While Suwon’s winning bets totaled more than $142 million (which he deposited into his own bank account, not Daegu’s), his losing bets were about $183 million, resulting in a net loss of nearly $41 million.

In a message sent to his illegal bookmaker on March 20, that day Los Angeles Times ESPN broke the news of the federal investigation, and Mizuhara wrote: “Technically, I did steal from him. It’s over for me.”

After the controversy surfaced, Major League Baseball launched its own investigation, and the Dodgers immediately fired Suwon.