National / Crime & Legal Jul 19, 2021
Prison time for Americans who helped Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan
by River Davis and Tsuyoshi Inajima
The father-son duo pleaded guilty but didn't receive the maximum sentence.
Business Jun 29, 2021
Ghosn accomplices 'deeply regret' helping him escape Japan
by Reed Stevenson and River Davis
By pleading guilty and showing remorse, the Taylors appear to be seeking a speedy sentencing and reduced sentence.
Business Jun 14, 2021
Carlos Ghosn escape accomplices plead guilty in Tokyo court
by River Davis, Tsuyoshi Inajima and Sophie Jackman
The Taylors’ case in Tokyo is the latest addition to multiple legal proceedings around the world left in Ghosn’s wake.
National / Crime & Legal | FOCUS Mar 3, 2021
Japan scores rare win with extradition of alleged Carlos Ghosn accomplices
by River Davis
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. Michael Taylor, 60, and Peter Taylor landed at Narita International ...
National / Crime & Legal | FOCUS Mar 2, 2021
Escape artists accused of freeing Carlos Ghosn can't evade reckoning in Japan
by David Yaffe-Bellany
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.
National / 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.
Business / Corporate 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.
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.
Business / Corporate Feb 12, 2021
U.S. court clears way for extradition of Ghosn's alleged escape plotters
by Nate Raymond
Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, were arrested in May after being charged with helping the former Nissan boss flee Japan.
Business / Corporate Jan 29, 2021
Ghosn's alleged accomplices fail to block U.S. extradition to Japan
by David Yaff-Bellany
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.
Business / Corporate Nov 6, 2020
Ghosn helpers to stay in U.S. while judge weighs Japan torture claim
by David Yaffe-Bellany
The Taylors would be placed in solitary confinement, interrogated without their lawyers present and face "yelling and denial of medical treatment,” their lawyer argued.
National / 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.