Author: Mari Yamaguchi / Source: USA TODAY
TOKYO – Japanese prosecutors added a new allegation of breach of trust against Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn on Friday, dashing his hopes for posting bail.
Ghosn, along with another former Nissan executive, Greg Kelly, was arrested Nov. 19 and charged with underreporting his income by about 5 billion yen ($44 million) in 2011-2015.
They are also facing the prospect of additional charges that claim the two underreported Ghosn’s income for other years by nearly 10 billion ($80 million) in total.The fresh allegations related to breach of trust were filed a day after a court rejected prosecutors’ request for a longer detention of Ghosn and Kelly. Their lawyers were hoping they could get them released on bail as early as Friday.
So far, the new allegation only applies to Ghosn and Kelly could still be bailed out. Kelly’s lawyer submitted a bail request for Kelly that is pending court approval, according to the Tokyo District Court.
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Prosecutors, in a statement released Friday, said that Ghosn allegedly caused Nissan a loss of more than 1.8 billion yen ($16 million) in 2008 because of a private investment during…
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