Accused Ghosn escape plotters too much flight risk for bail: U.S. judge

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A U.S. judge said on Friday two Massachusetts men pose too great of a risk of flight to be released on bail given 'spectacular' allegations that they helped orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan.

FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn attends a news conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut, Lebanon January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

U.S. Magistrate Judge Donald Cabell said U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, had also failed to show they would likely succeed in fighting the charges underlying Japan’s recent request for their extradition. Cabell cited allegations that the elder Taylor, a private security specialist, “used his skills and experience to plan and execute a most intricate, sophisticated, and deceptive scheme” to smuggle Ghosn out of Japan in a box on Dec. 29, 2019.

The Taylors had argued that the charges against them were fatally flawed, as Japanese penal code does not make it a criminal offense to help someone “bail jump” or escape unless that person is in custody.

 

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