Life on the lam may lose Carlos Ghosn most of his money
The cost of being the world’s most famous runaway will be formidable, as authorities may be looking to seize some of his assets
11 January 2020 - 09:00
London/Tokyo — Life on the run is proving expensive for Carlos Ghosn. The cost of his escape included $14m in forfeited bail money while the operation that saw him celebrate New Year’s Eve in Beirut could have cost $15m or more.
That includes $350,000 for the private jet that spirited the former automotive executive from Osaka to Istanbul and millions of dollars for his multi-country extraction that would have taken a team of as many as 25 people half a year to plan, according to a private security expert who said he wasn’t involved and asked not to be identified given the nature of the operation...
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