Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year
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Mathew Bowyer, who pled guilty a year ago to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and filing a false tax return, talks to his attorney outside federal court, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif., following his sentencing to 12 months and one day in prison, (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mathew Bowyer, who pled guilty a year ago to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and filing a false tax return, speaks at a news conference outside federal court, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif., following his sentencing to 12 months and one day in prison. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mathew Bowyer, who pled guilty a year ago to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and filing a false tax return, speaks at a news conference outside federal court, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif., following his sentencing to 12 months and one day in prison. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mathew Bowyer, center, who pled guilty a year ago to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and filing a false tax return, leaves federal court, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif., following his sentencing to 12 months and one day in prison. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mathew Bowyer, a Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, arrives at federal court for sentencing, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Mathew Bowyer, who pled guilty a year ago to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and filing a false tax return, talks to his attorney outside federal court, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Santa Ana, Calif., following his sentencing to 12 months and one day in prison, (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)