Running athletes busted for gambling thread

I don't know about him being financially illiterate. The structure of the contract was 1) a potential tax dodge; 2) a way of making it seem he got paid way more than he actually did in real dollars.

 

So Shohei has an edge to him.

Good for Shohei.

 

I was surprised his deferred money didn’t come with interest.

 

Ohtani will skate. This is the new Gilded Age. Workers fired by the tens of thousands while billions accrue to bosses and the rich.

 

No bookie is going to allow an interpreter to get that deep in the hole without an assurance that it will be covered. Logic dictates that Ohtani had to have guaranteed the money.

 

I guess I missed him being in deep with the bookies. I thought he was just stealing from Ohtani.

 

The transfers were from Ohtani's account to the bookie.

 

I'd venture only Ohtani could jump through the security hoops to transfer that amount. An acquaintance tried to transfer $3000 on Zelle and it took two separate ID verifications and a phone call.

 

Via Ohtani’s laptop

 

I've had trouble moving money into pay apps, but it has been a breeze to set up direct payments like rent or utilities via a bank transfer.

The interpreter could have had enough access to Ohtani's details to make a bank transfer without him knowing. The changing story is what hurts Ohtani.

 

Visiting my parents and picked up Dad's Sports Illustrated. Hey, at least the Curse lives on!

 

Interpreter joining Janet Gretzky in Cris Carter’s Fall Guy Hall of Fame.