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Japan formally asked the United States to extradite a former Green Beret and his son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co. (7201.T) chief Carlos Ghosn flee the country while awaiting trial on financial charges.
Japan submitted a request to the US State Department to extradite Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, after they were provisionally arrested in Massachusetts in May, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.
| Heart | Security | Latest | Change | Change% |
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| NSANY | NISSAN ENGINE | 7.42 | +0.10 | + 1.37% |
The Taylor’s attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment. His lawyers have argued that they have not been charged in Japan with a crime for which extradition is possible under the treaty between the United States and Japan.
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The Japanese embassy in Washington and the United States Department of Justice did not respond to requests for comment.
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The Taylors were arrested in Harvard, Massachusetts, on May 20 at the request of Japan after authorities there in January accused them of helping to smuggle Ghosn, the former Nissan president, out of the country on December 29, 2019. , in a box.
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Ghosn fled to Lebanon, his childhood home, after being accused of incurring financial wrongdoing, including by underestimating his compensation in Nissan’s financial statements. He denies having acted wrong.
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Lebanon does not have an extradition treaty with Japan.
Both men have been detained without bail since their arrest. Prosecutors have argued that neither Taylor, including Michael, a veteran of the US Army Special Forces and a specialist in private security, should be released from prison as they are escape risks.
