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French prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Ghosn

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 04:29 PM

French authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, prosecutors siad. Read more »

2 Americans get jail terms for helping Ghosn flee Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 19 06:51 PM

Two Americans were found guilty Monday in Tokyo of helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn jump bail and flee Japan in 2019, a high-profile case that allowed him to escape the trial he could face for alleged financial misconduct. Read more »

2 Americans plead guilty to helping Ghosn flee Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 14 06:45 PM

Two American men charged with aiding former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan in 2019 prior to his trial pleaded guilty at their first court hearing Monday in Tokyo. Read more »

US approves extradition to Japan over Ghosn escape

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 08:36 AM

The United States has given the green light to extradite a former special forces soldier and his son to Japan for assisting auto executive Carlos Ghosn's daring escape, although a judge Thursday put their transfer on hold. Read more »

Nissan slapped with more back taxes from Ghosn period

Kyodo News
Updated as of Aug 20 06:10 AM

TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co. has been ordered to pay several hundreds of millions of yen in back taxes in connection with misuse of funds by the Japanese automaker under former boss Carlos Ghosn, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Read more »

Japan seeks extradition of two who helped ex-Nissan chief Ghosn escape

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 08:43 AM

Japan has formally asked the United States to extradite two men who helped former Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn escape the country to avoid prosecution, a court filing showed Thursday. Read more »

Two alleged Ghosn accomplices arrested in US

Joseph Prezioso and Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 02:32 AM

A father and son suspected of helping fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn flee Japan in December were arrested Wednesday in the United States, justice officials and court documents said.   Read more »

Nissan ordered to pay 2.4 billion yen fine over Ghosn pay scandal

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 28 10:48 PM

Japan's financial regulators said Friday they ordered Nissan Motor Co. to pay 2.42 billion yen ($22 million) in fines for underreporting remuneration of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn and other executives for years. Read more »

Ghosn used company money for private events: Nissan

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 16 10:42 PM

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday that former Chairman Carlos Ghosn used company funds for private events abroad, including a party held at the Palace of Versailles and paying for guests to attend the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »

Ghosn says French envoy told him Nissan was turning against him

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 15 12:42 PM

BEIRUT - Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, speaking in Beirut after his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, said on Tuesday that the French ambassador had warned him shortly after his arrest that his own company was plotting against him. Read more »

Ousted Ghosn seeks retirement benefit from Renault

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 03:49 AM

The former chief executive of Renault Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan while awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges, is seeking the payment of a retirement payment by the French carmaker that he says was unfairly withheld. Read more »

Lebanon bans fugitive Ghosn from foreign travel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 10:48 PM

Lebanon banned former auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from travel Thursday and asked Japan to hand over his file on financial misconduct charges, as Tokyo urged the fugitive businessman to return.   Read more »

Ghosn vows to clear name at first appearance since fleeing Japan

Tony Gamal-Gabriel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 09:37 PM

Fugitive auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn vowed Wednesday to clear his name as he made his first public appearance at a news conference in Beirut since skipping bail in Japan. Read more »

From Philippines to Thailand: Carlos Ghosn's escape plan spanned the globe

Makiko Inoue, Hisako Ueno and David Yaffe-Bellany, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 07 09:20 AM

A team of operatives working to help Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan spent hundreds of thousands of dollars scoping out airports and other entry points in Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand before his flight last week, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Read more »

Ghosn 'fled by bullet train'; Japan vows to bolster borders

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 09:30 PM

New reports emerged Monday on how fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jumped bail in Japan, as the country's justice minister said border controls would be bolstered after the escape. Read more »

Ghosn flees to Lebanon, says won't be 'held hostage' by Japan's justice system

Issam Abdallah and Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 08:10 PM

Ghosn's abrupt departure marks the latest dramatic twist in a year-old saga that has shaken the global auto industry. Read more »

Nissan to slash 12,500 jobs as Q1 profit nearly wiped out

Naomi Tajitsu, Reuters
Posted at Jul 25 04:41 PM

The announcement shows how a crisis - brought about by sluggish sales and rising costs - is worsening at Japan's No. 2 automaker. Read more »

Nissan warns of profit plunge, set to unveil 10,000 job cuts

Maki Shiraki and Naomi Tajitsu, Reuters
Posted at Jul 24 07:47 PM

The dismal earnings, due to be formally announced on Thursday, mark one of Nissan's worst quarterly performances in around a decade. Read more »

Nissan grants Renault execs boardroom seats, ending dispute

Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 01:52 PM

Japan's Nissan said on Friday it would grant alliance member Renault's representatives seats on key committees of its board, ending a dispute between the two automakers. Read more »