Former Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi chairman Carlos Ghosn has earned the title of "most interesting man in the world," at least in the high-level automotive executive category. Back in 2019, he infamously escaped house arrest while awaiting trial in Japan by hiding in a large musical instrument case. In news that will be shocking to anyone who has been tracking the story, Ghosn is in legal trouble again – this time in France.
Ghosn will stand trial alongside French Culture Minister Rachida Dati. Authorities charged her with "passive corruption and influence peddling by a person holding elective public office." Allegedly, Dati accepted €900,000 in payments from a Renault subsidiary between 2010 and 2012, which would equate to about $1.4 million in today's dollars. Dati was a member of the European Parliament while allegedly accepting those payments. She allegedly performed no actual consulting work for Renault.
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