The two men pleaded guilty and issued a tearful apology last month for helping the fugitive auto executive escape trial in Japan.
In 2019, Michael and Peter Taylor helped Ghosn escape from Japan by hiding him in a piece of carry-on luggage aboard a private jet that departed from the Kansai airport. After escaping, Ghosn fled to his childhood home in Lebanon, which does not have an extradition treaty with Japan.
Ghosn, who was also the chairman and CEO of French automaker Renault, is accused of financial wrongdoing including underreporting his compensation in Nissan’s financial statements and misusing Nissan’s funds. The former auto executive has denied all charges. Another former Nissan executive, Greg Kelly, has been charged with helping Ghosn hide his compensation and is currently on trial in Tokyo.
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