Tamra Judge slams ‘RHOC’ co-star Ryan Boyajian’s alleged connection to MLB gambling scandal: ‘Disgusting’
Tamra Judge reacted to her “Real Housewives of Orange County” co-star Ryan Boyajianâs alleged million-dollar MLB gambling scandal.
âI didnât sign up for ‘Mob Wives.’ I signed up for ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County,’” she said on Monday’s episode of her iHeartRadio “Two Tâs in a Pod” podcast.
“This is dark. This is heavy. This is disgusting.”
On Monday, Judge slammed Jennifer Pedranti’s fiancé on her “Two Tâs in a Pod” podcast. FilmMagic
âI didnât sign up for ‘Mob Wives.’ I signed up for ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County,’” she said. Instagram/two.ts.inapod
Judge, 56, revealed that filming for Season 18 resumed in light of Boyajian’s alleged scandal.
“You guys, itâs bad,” the Bravo star continued. “Iâm not the one that actually brought it up on the show … originally.”
Reps for Boyajian weren’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.
The reality star continued, “This is dark. This is heavy. This is disgusting.” Instagram/two.ts.inapod
Judge revealed that Season 18 of the Bravo show resumed filming after the scandal came to light. tamrajudge/Instagram
Earlier this month, news broke that Boyajian, who is engaged to Jennifer Pedranti, was allegedly involved in the theft scheme along with Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter.
On May 8, ESPN reported that Boyajian, 46, received a wire transfer from interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, 39, to settle his gambling debts.
Later that day, Mizuhara agreed to confess to stealing around $17 million from Ohtani’s bank account and plead guilty to two federal charges, per the U.S. Attorneyâs office.
Under the plea deal, he can face more than 30 years in prison.
“You guys, itâs bad,” she continued. tamrajudge/Instagram
The Bravo star added, “Iâm not the one that actually brought it up on the show … originally.” Instagram/tamrajudge
The interpreter used the stolen funds to pay off his gambling debts and was told by his illegal bookmaker that he could wire money to “Associate 1,” whom ESPN identified as Boyajian.
“Mizuhara regularly logged into Ohtaniâs bank account and initiated wire transfers from the account to the bookmaker and his associates as payments for gambling debts,” United States Attorney Martin Estrada’s office wrote in a statement.
âFor example, on June 20, 2023, Mizuhara accessed the account without Ohtaniâs permission and transferred $500,000 to one of the bookmakerâs associates.â
Boyajian’s alleged involvement in the scandal came to light earlier this month. jennifer.pedranti/Instagram
According to ESPN, he received a wire transfer from Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter to settle his gambling debts. jennifer.pedranti/Instagram
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Steven Katzman, Boyajianâs criminal attorney, revealed the reality star is working with federal authorities throughout the investigations.
“Because there is an active investigation and Ryan is working with the authorities, he canât confirm or deny what is going on,” Katzman told ESPN. “He is not a bookmaker or a sub-bookie.”
However, sources claimed he received immunity for his cooperation.
Boyajianâs criminal attorney confirmed the reality star is working with authorities. jennifer.pedranti/Instagram
Steven Katzman told ESPN, “Because there is an active investigation and Ryan is working with the authorities, he canât confirm or deny what is going on.” jennifer.pedranti/Instagram
Mizuhara’s illegal bookmaker, who was identified as Mathew Bowyer by ESPN, reportedly spent payments sent by the interpreter in casino “marker” accounts along with Boyajian.
The outlet reported that they would deposit the payments, withdraw âthe chips from the marker accounts,” gamble and cash out any winnings.
Boyajian made his debut on Season 17 of “RHOC” last year.