Ghosn Escape Accomplices Win Delay of Extradition to Japan
- State Department authorized transfer of Taylors on Wednesday
- Judge to consider last-minute petition by father-son duo
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The two American men accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape prosecution in Tokyo won an eleventh-hour reprieve in their battle to avoid extradition to Japan.
Just minutes before defense lawyers feared Michael Taylor and his son Peter would be placed on a flight to Tokyo, a U.S. judge on Thursday delayed the transfer to allow more time to consider their last-ditch petition to block the extradition.