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CARLOS GHOSN

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2020
Nissan cuts annual operating loss estimate to ¥340 billion
Nissan raised its forecast for full-year global vehicles sales to 4.165 million units, although that still represents a decline from the previous year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2020
Ghosn helpers to stay in U.S. while judge weighs Japan torture claim
The Taylors would be placed in solitary confinement, interrogated without their lawyers present and face 'yelling and denial of medical treatment,” their lawyer argued.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2020
Fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn settles scores in new French book
The former chairman of Nissan and Renault, who has denied financial misconduct charges, has long said he was set up to prevent deeper integration between the automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2020
Ghosn says French investigators will quiz him in Lebanon in 2021
The former automotive giant says he will not travel to France in case Tokyo finds an opportunity to have him extradited to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2020
Carlos Ghosn escape accomplices set for Japan pickup ‘in days,’ U.S. says
Japanese officials will travel to the U.S. in “the coming days” to retrieve the two Americans accused of helping Ghosn escape Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2020
Ghosn escape accomplices win delay of extradition to Japan
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston said the U.S. should 'ensure that petitioners are not transported out of the district” for the time being.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2020
'Bring back trust': Carlos Ghosn offers executive training in troubled Lebanon
The former Nissan chief plans programs to coach executives, offer technology training and help startups create jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2020
Greg Kelly, former close aide to Carlos Ghosn, pleads not guilty in long-awaited trial
The 64-year-old spent more than 30 years with the Japanese automaker, becoming the first American to sit on its board.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2020
Carlos Ghosn's accused escape plotters can be extradited to Japan, U.S. judge says
A U.S. judge on Friday ruled two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2020
Ghosn flight judge appears poised to return U.S. men to Japan
Two Americans could face criminal charges in Japan for their alleged role in helping former Nissan Co. chief Carlos Ghosn escape prosecution for financial misconduct.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2020
Carlos Ghosn’s accused escape plotters stumble in third try for bail
The father and son accused of helping the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman escape house arrest in Tokyo are battling an extradition request from Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 8, 2020
Two men accused of arranging Ghosn's escape from Japan denied bail in U.S.
Judge Indira Talwani said U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son can't be counted on to stick around if their extradition defense goes south.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2020
Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Osamu Masuko quits, citing health
Masuko was the last top-level leader remaining from the Carlos Ghosn era in the three-way alliance with Nissan and Renault.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2020
Nissan’s quarterly loss seen smaller on faster cost cuts
Like many other automakers, Nissan's revenue plummeted during the April-June period this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2020
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says Renault-Nissan financial results 'pathetic'
The low stock prices of the alliance partners are more a reflection of poor leadership than the COVID-19 pandemic, the fugitive ex-boss says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2020
Carlos Ghosn probe finds daughter met accused escape accomplice
Carlos Ghosn insists his wife and four adult children played no part in his dramatic escape from Japan in a crate that was smuggled aboard a private plane.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2020
Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn says he is helping everyone who stood by him
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn is helping everyone who stood by him, he said in an interview broadcast on Saturday, though he declined to comment on cases of people accused of helping him flee to Lebanon from Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2020
Ghosn’s alleged escape accomplices denied bail by U.S. judge
The Taylors have argued that the arrest warrants don't justify extradition because helping someone jump bail isn't a crime under the Japanese penal code.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2020
Carlos Ghosn wired $860,000 to alleged escape plotters, U.S. says
According to prosecutors, the payments from Ghosn show the Taylors have the financial means to escape and should be considered flight risks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2020
Carlos Ghosn’s accused escape plotters tap lobbyists in bid to avoid extradition to Japan
Lawyers and lobbyists for the two men have pressed their case before the U.S. Justice Department and State Department, as well as lawmakers.

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