Alleged Accomplices in Ghosn Escape Set to Appear in Tokyo Court
- Michael and Peter Taylor charged with helping Ghosn flee Japan
- Pair face as long as three years in prison for alleged crime
The Tokyo Detention Centre where former U.S special forces operative Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor are believed to be held.
Photographer: Carl Court/Getty Images
Two Americans charged with helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee trial in Japan a year-and-a-half ago are now set to appear at their own hearing at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Michael Taylor, 60, and Peter Taylor, 28, have been charged with helping Ghosn illegally escape Japan in December 2019, where he was facing charges of financial misconduct. The former executive, who has denied prosecutors’ accusations of understating income and using company funds for personal use, was smuggled out of Japan in a case for audio equipment and ended up in Beirut, where he currently resides.