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By River Davis

March 2, 2021 at 11:38 AM UTC

Updated on

March 3, 2021 at 2:34 AM UTC

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Japan’s government clinched a much-needed symbolic victory in their prosecution of Carlos Ghosn with the successful extradition of two Americans accused of helping the ex-chairman of Nissan Motor Co. escape trial over a year ago.

Michael Taylor, 60, 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 auto executive, who has denied charges of financial misconduct levied by prosecutors, made his way to Beirut, where he currently resides.