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The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast

Episode 228- Mathew Bowyer | Shohei Ohtani Translators Bookie

The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast

Jeff Nadu

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

For years, today's guest Mathew Bowyer was one of the biggest bookies in America. He gained notoriety for eventually getting indicted being at the center of a scandal involving MLB star Shohei Ohtani and his translator. The translator Ippei Mizuhara was a degenerate gambler who lost over 40 million dollars to Bowyer using funds from Ohtani to pay them back. I speak to Bowyer about his early life, what got him into bookmaking, dealing with organized crime and the Mafia, his lavish life as a bookmaker and high level gambler and his upcoming trip to federal prison.

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Jeff Nadu is an American Mafia and organized crime researcher, podcaster and content creator. He has worked at Barstool Sports and was hired personally by Dave Portnoy. His podcast "The Sitdown" with Jeff Nadu has put out hundreds of biographies on various mobsters, gangsters and criminals. He's also personally interviewed mobsters like Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Dom Cicale, Anthony Ruggiano Jr, Gene Borrello and others as well as US Prosecutor John Gleeson and FBI Agents Joaquin "Jack" Garcia and Michael Campi. He has been personally endorsed by former Gambino mob captain Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo, esteemed author RJ Roger, and former Colombo Crime Family captain Michael Franzese.

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What's up, everybody, and welcome in to episode 228 of the podcast.

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Hope you all have any great week, wherever you are.

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Got a terrific interview plan for today.

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