SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Friday to just over a year in prison.

Mathew Bowyer, 50, pleaded guilty last year to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and filing a false tax return. He was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison and ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, which his lawyer said he has already paid.

“The bottom line is, I am remorseful. I have made many poor choices in my life,” Bowyer told the court, his voice trembling.

The case against Bowyer drew international attention because he counted among his clients Ohtani’s former Japanese language interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Mizuhara

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