“ I am a citizen of this earth.... No one will stand before you and be more remorseful and sorry than me and my son.” He denied prosecutors' allegations that he had profited from helping Ghosn to escape.... He said he was “ so deep in debt because of this.” Peter Taylor appeared calm but also apologized.“ After my experience in the Japanese judicial system, my impression has changed a lot, ” he said....

He says he is innocent, and he left because he could not expect a fair trial in Japan. The Taylors were arrested in Massachusetts in May 2020 and extradited to Japan in March.... During their trial they apologized, saying they had been misled by Ghosn about Japan’s criminal justice system.... Michael Taylor sobbed and said he was “ broke, ” denying they had benefited monetarily because the$ 1.3 million prosecutors said Ghosn paid them just covered expenses. But Nirei, the judge, said the court