Nissan's Ghosn crisisJapan asks US to hand over ex-Green Beret who helped Ghosn
Michael Taylor and son face charges for smuggling ex-Nissan boss to Lebanon
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn in Beirut, Lebanon, where he now lives, in January. © Reuters
ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer
July 3, 2020 08:37 JST
Updated on July 3, 2020 12:02 JST
NEW YORK -- Japan has officially asked the U.S. to extradite an ex-Green Beret and his son for their alleged role in the cross-border escape of Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan Motor chief who fled Tokyo last year while on bail awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges.