The extradition of two Americans accused of helping smuggle former auto titan Carlos Ghosn out of Japan appears imminent, after the US Supreme Court dismissed the couple’s latest legal appeal on Saturday.
The decision ends a nine-month legal effort by Michael L. Taylor and his son Peter M. Taylor to prevent them from being sent to Japan for criminal charges following Mr. Ghosn’s dramatic escape in late 2019.
The Taylors had asked the Supreme Court to suspend the extradition after a federal appeals court on Thursday refused to intervene. Justice Stephen Breyer quickly rejected the application on behalf of the court.
A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment on when the Taylors could be sent to Japan, citing government policy. Lawyers for the Taylors did not respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Ghosn, a former CEO of Nissan Motor Co., was charged with financial crimes in Japan and was living in a court-guarded house in Tokyo when he disappeared in late 2019. 300 miles from Tokyo to Osaka, then smuggled onto a waiting private jet in a big box of music equipment.