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Americans jailed in Japan over Ghosn’s escape return home

An American father and son imprisoned in Japan for helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn escape to Lebanon have been returned to the United States [File: Taylor family via AFP]

An American father and son convicted in Japan on charges of helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn escape to Lebanon, hiding in a box, have been returned to the United States, their lawyer has said.

Michael Taylor, a former Green Beret, was sentenced in July last year in Tokyo District Court to two years in prison, while his son Peter Taylor was sentenced to one year and eight months.

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