Two men arrested in US for allegedly helping Carlos Ghosn flee Japan
The former Nissan executive fled Japan for his native Lebanon while on bail following being charged with financial crimes.
Two men were arrested in Massachusetts today for allegedly helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn make his infamous escape from Japan to his home country of Lebanon.
Michael Taylor, a 59-year-old former Green Beret, and Peter Taylor, 27, are awaiting extradition to Japan. Authorities there say the father and son helped the automobile executive flee while he was on bail awaiting trial for financial crimes, according to a Department of Justice spokeswoman.
“According to the information provided by the government of Japan, Michael and Peter Taylor have been charged with enabling the escape of Carlos Ghosn," the spokeswoman told Al-Monitor.
Ghosn served as Nissan's CEO from 2001-2017 and as the company's chairman from 2001-2018. He was arrested in 2018 in Japan for alleged financial misconduct, which he denies. In April 2019, he was released on bail. He then fled to Lebanon by way of a flight to Istanbul in a subsequently highly publicized escape at the end of last year.
