Carlos Ghosn got $9m improperly, Nissan and Mitsubishi say
The two vehicle makers have found that Ghosn was paid by their Netherlands-based JV without the knowledge of the unit's two other directors
Tokyo — Carlos Ghosn improperly received $9m in compensation from a joint venture (JV) between Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, the Japanese vehicle makers said on Friday, raising the possibility of their ousted chair facing a new charge of embezzlement. In the latest twist to the saga of the once-feted official's fall from grace, the vehicle makers 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 to the end of March 2018, and temporarily transferring personal investment losses to the vehicle maker during the global financial crisis. "That such misconduct also occurred at our affiliate is beyond shocking ... it's sad," Masuko told reporters, referring to the payments made to Ghosn from Nissan-Mits...
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