Born in Brazil and raised in Lebanon, Mr. Ghosn attended some of France’s best schools, the Lycée Saint-Louis and the École Polytechnique. He started his career at the tire maker Michelin and became head of the company’s North American operations. He lived in Greenville, SC, before joining Renault as an executive in the s.
But his career collapsed in late 2020, when he was arrested by the Japanese authorities and later charged with underreporting his compensation and shifting personal financial losses to Nissan. Nissan had also been indicted on charges of improperly reporting Mr. Ghosn’s income – and had said it would cooperate with prosecutors.
Throughout the more than 13 months since he was first arrested, Mr. Ghosn has denied any wrongdoing.
Mr. Ghosn’s escape late last month seemed to be written by Hollywood screenwriters – and, in fact, the fallen auto executivemet with a Hollywood producerbefore his escape.
Accompanied by a former United States Green Beret turned security consultant, Mr. Ghosn was flown from Osaka to Istanbul and then to Beirut – evading authorities in at least two countries and crossing borders despite the fact that all his known passports had been surrendered to the authorities in Tokyo. To date, little else has been confirmed about his escape.
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