Chief Judge Hideo Nirei said the former Green Beret and his son had committed a serious violation of the law, as now there is next to no chance of putting Ghosn on trial.
Former Master Sgt. Michael Reimers, 41, of Las Vegas was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in April to one count each of distribution of a controlled substance and engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license.
At the outset of their trial earlier this month, former Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son Peter indicated they weren’t fighting the allegations, in Japan’s equivalent of pleading guilty.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday told lawmakers there have been recent improvements in the mission-capable rates of the sea service’s fighter jets.