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PETER TAYLOR

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2021
Prison time for Americans who helped Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan
The father-son duo pleaded guilty but didn't receive the maximum sentence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2021
Ghosn accomplices 'deeply regret' helping him escape Japan
By pleading guilty and showing remorse, the Taylors appear to be seeking a speedy sentencing and reduced sentence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2021
Carlos Ghosn escape accomplices plead guilty in Tokyo court
The Taylors' case in Tokyo is the latest addition to multiple legal proceedings around the world left in Ghosn's wake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 3, 2021
Japan scores rare win with extradition of alleged Carlos Ghosn accomplices
The government clinched a much-needed symbolic victory in its 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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2021
Escape artists accused of freeing Carlos Ghosn can't evade reckoning in Japan
Emails, court documents and more than a dozen interviews detail the Taylors' failed quest to employ tactics that let so many well-connected people avoid legal trouble in the Trump era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2021
U.S. suspects in Carlos Ghosn's escape arrested by Japan prosecutors
An airplane from Boston carrying Michael Taylor, 60, a former Green Beret, and his son, Peter Taylor, 28, arrived at Narita Airport near Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2021
Men charged in Ghosn escape plot ask U.S. to halt extradition
A letter from lawyers representing the father and son asked that the extradition be delayed at least until the men received their second COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2021
Ghosn’s accused escape plotters ask U.S. top court to delay extradition
The Taylors' lawyers in a late Thursday filing reiterated arguments that their clients could not be prosecuted in Japan for helping someone 'bail jump' and that, if extradited, they faced the prospect of relentless interrogations and torture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2021
U.S. court clears way for extradition of Ghosn's alleged escape plotters
Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, were arrested in May after being charged with helping the former Nissan boss flee Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2021
Ghosn's alleged accomplices fail to block U.S. extradition to Japan
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled Michael Taylor and his son Peter can now be moved, rejecting their argument that they would be tortured by the Japanese government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2020
Ghosn helpers to stay in U.S. while judge weighs Japan torture claim
The Taylors would be placed in solitary confinement, interrogated without their lawyers present and face 'yelling and denial of medical treatment,” their lawyer argued.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2020
Carlos Ghosn escape accomplices set for Japan pickup ‘in days,’ U.S. says
Japanese officials will travel to the U.S. in “the coming days” to retrieve the two Americans accused of helping Ghosn escape Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2020
Ghosn escape accomplices win delay of extradition to Japan
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston said the U.S. should 'ensure that petitioners are not transported out of the district” for the time being.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 8, 2020
Two men accused of arranging Ghosn's escape from Japan denied bail in U.S.
Judge Indira Talwani said U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son can't be counted on to stick around if their extradition defense goes south.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2020
U.S. alleges Ghosn's son paid $500,000 in cryptocurrency to man who aided escape from Japan
In a filing made to counter a bail request, U.S. prosecutors say the Ghosn family sent over $1.3 million to the former Green Beret and his son.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2020
Ghosn’s alleged escape accomplices denied bail by U.S. judge
The Taylors have argued that the arrest warrants don't justify extradition because helping someone jump bail isn't a crime under the Japanese penal code.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2020
Tokyo prosecutors get warrants for Ghosn and trio suspected of helping him flee
Tokyo prosecutors on Thursday obtained a fresh arrest warrant for former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn for leaving Japan while on bail.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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