NY Times said Mizuhara is negotiating a plea deal. And no indication he is an implicating Ohtani in any crimes. He was posing as Ohtani. I don’t think bookies care about verifying identities when the money is produced. All they need to know is the money is real and where to deposit any winnings. Also it sounds like Ohtani’s people were the ones to initially notify the Feds.
The bookies don't care, the banks are supposed to. Part of wiring that much money out is verifying client identity even when the client is too rich to be bothered.
