Tokyo Court Jails 2 Americans for Helping Ex-Nissan Boss Escape, Reports Suggest
06:21 GMT 19.07.2021 (Updated: 13:20 GMT 06.08.2022)
© AP Photo / Hussein MallaFormer Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn holds a press conference at the Maronite Christian Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, as he launches an initiative to help Lebanon that is undergoing a severe economic and financial crisis, in Kaslik, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Ghosn was arrested in Japan in 2018, and was awaiting trial on charges of under-reporting future income and breach of trust when he jumped bail and escaped to Lebanon late last year.
© AP Photo / Hussein Malla
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TOKYO (Sputnik) - The Tokyo district court on 19 July sentenced Michael Taylor and his son Peter to two years and one year and eight months, respectively, for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape the country, the Kyodo news agency reported on Monday.
The Taylors admitted their guilt in June.
In early March, the Taylors were extradited from the United States to Japan, following the latter's order to arrest the two for violating border crossing rules and assisting Ghosn's escape. Peter had received 144 million yen from the Ghosns for their help, according to documents, presented to a US court before the extradition.