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Carlos Ghosn improperly received $9 million in compensation from a joint venture (JV) between Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors, the Japanese automakers said on Friday, raising the possibility of their ousted chairman facing a fresh charge of embezzlement.

In the latest twist to the saga of the once-feted official’s fall from grace, the automakers have found that Ghosn was paid by their Netherlands-based JV without the knowledge of the unit’s two other directors - Nissan Motor CEO Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motor CEO Osamu Masuko.

Ghosn, arrested and detained in Tokyo for about two months, has already been indicted on charges of under-reporting his income for eight years at Nissan through March 2018, and temporarily transferring personal investment losses to the automaker during the global financial crisis...


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Ex-Nissan Chief, Carlos Ghosn, Received A LOT Of $$$ Improperly — Embezzlement Charges Coming Down The 'Pike?

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