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Japan prosecutors seek nearly 3-year jail TERM for Ghosn accomplices

TOKYO, JAPAN: Japanese prosecutors said on Friday they are seeking jail sentences of nearly three years for an American father-son duo who admit helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jump bail and flee Japan. The prosecutors told a Tokyo court they are seeking a sentence of two years, 10 months for former special forces operative Michael Taylor, and two years, six months for his son Peter. The Taylors have been in custody since their arrest in May 2020 in the United States for helping smuggle Ghosn onto a private jet in an audio equipment case so he could fly to Lebanon, which has no extradition agreement with Japan. Ghosn had led Nissan for nearly two decades, earning celebrity status as a rare foreign executive to thrive in Japan - until he was arrested in 2018 on allegations of financial crimes, which he denies.