Ghosn’s Accused Escape Artists Will Flee If on Bail, U.S. Warns

Watch: Just before New Year’s Eve 2019, Carlos Ghosn completed a daring escape from Tokyo, where he was facing criminal charges that could have put him in prison for more than a decade. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Matthew Campbell uncovered details surrounding the escape and the events that led up to it.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Janelle Lawrence

June 16, 2020 at 10:33 PM UTC

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A former Green Beret and his son, accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn slip away from Japanese authorities, could use those same cloak-and-dagger skills to flee if released during extradition proceedings, the U.S. said in a court filing.

Federal prosecutors urged a judge to throw out Michael and Peter Maxwell Taylor’s bid to avoid extradition, claiming both are practiced escape artists who must be handed over to Japan.