Carlos Ghosn’s accused accomplices pull US political strings to avoid extradition to Japan

Two men held in a US jail on charges of engineering ex-Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Tokyo are trying to use political influence to win bail and avoid extradition to Japan.Lawyers and lobbyists for former Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son Peter have pressed their case before the US Justice Department and State Department, as well as lawmakers in Congress, according to lobbying disclosure forms and four people familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to discuss a…