Carlos Ghosn’s alleged accomplices extradited to Japan
Two Americans accused of helping the former Nissan boss in his dramatic escape will have to answer to a Japanese court
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Tokyo — Japan’s government clinched a much-needed symbolic victory in its prosecution of Carlos Ghosn with the successful extradition of two Americans accused of helping the former chair of Nissan Motor escape trial over a year ago.
Michael Taylor and Peter Taylor landed at Narita International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. The father-son duo are believed to have helped Ghosn by hiding him in a case for audio equipment and loading it onto a private jet in December 2019, helping him illegally leave Japan. The former automotive executive, who has denied charges of financial misconduct levied by prosecutors, made his way to Beirut, where he now resides...
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