Japan seeks extradition of alleged Ghosn accomplices from US
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, charged with four counts of financial misconduct over claims he hid compensation and misused company funds, fled Japan late last year in ‘one of the most brazen and well-orchestrated escape acts in recent history’. – AFP pic, May 21, 2020.
JAPANESE prosecutors today said they will seek the extradition of a former special forces soldier and his son, who were arrested in the US and accused of helping fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn jump bail and flee Japan. Michael Taylor and his son, Peter, were detained yesterday in Massachusetts on suspicion of involvement in what prosecutors called “one of the most brazen and well-orchestrated escape acts in recent history”.
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