The Lakers sale and a federal probe put Mark Walter in a spotlight he never sought

The Los Angeles Dodgers owner finds himself under scrutiny amid an investigation into one of his other companies.

Prosecutors and the SEC are looking into whether Walter or the businesses he controls committed fraud by concealing financial connections while borrowing billions from the insurers.

Exclusive | Prosecutors Focus on Four Businesses Tied to Dodgers Owner Mark Walter  WSJ

When Mark Walter purchased the majority ownership of the Lakers last year, expectations for the franchise’s short- and long-term future soared. After being primarily owned by the Buss family – first Dr. Jerry Buss and then his children, led by Jeanie Buss – for 46 years, which was the longest majority ownership tenure

With the Department of Justice, the SEC and state insurance regulators probing Mark Walter's businesses, the Dodgers owner has a lot on the line.

The Lakers’ record sale has another twist: Mark Walter’s brief tenure  USA Today

Shohei Ohtani could leave the Dodgers if Mark Walter sells them, just as he did with the Lakers  MARCA

Mark Walter's federal investigation for alleged loan fraud fuels speculation about whether the Los Angeles Dodgers could be sold after the Lakers deal.

The Dodgers star has a "key man" clause in his contract that allows him to leave the team if the club chairman or president of baseball operations exit the organization.