Ghosn, who was previously the CEO of Michelin North America, Renault and Nissan as well as the chairman of Mitsubishi, was arrested in 2018 over allegations of under-reporting his salary and gross misuse of company assets.<\/p>\n
He was released on bail, and in December 2019 the\u00a0businessman fled Japan \u2013 where he was arrested \u2013 and became an internationally-wanted fugitive.<\/p>\n
While the documentary tells the true crime story through Ghosn\u2019s closest collaborators and relatives, read on to find out everything you need to know about Carlos Ghosn and where he is now.<\/p>\n
Who is Carlos Ghosn?<\/strong><\/h2>\nCarlos Ghosn is a businessman and fugitive who was previously the CEO of Michelin North America, Renault, Nissan and the chairman of Mitsubishi.<\/p>\n
After starting his career at Michelin, Ghosn joined Renault in 1996 and then Nissan in 1999 after the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance was formed.<\/p>\n
He stepped down as CEO of Nissan in April 2017 but remained chairman of the company. However, on 19th November 2018, he was arrested at Tokyo International Airport for allegedly under-reporting his salary and gross misuse of company assets.<\/p>\n
According to The Straits Times<\/a>, Ghosn was accused with under-reporting his compensation by nine billion yen (\u00a353 million) in financial documents for at least eight fiscal years, partly by deferring compensation until his retirement, constituting financial misconduct.<\/p>\nProsecutors also alleged that he tried to shift losses from two foreign exchange contracts onto Nissan\u2019s books when the value of the yen soared during the 2008 financial crisis, but failed and subsequently asked a business acquaintance to put up the additional collateral demanded by the banks before transferring $14.7m (\u00a312.7m) in Nissan money to that associate.<\/p>\n
He was detained at the Tokyo Detention House in Japan, which allows suspects to be detained for up to 23 days without criminal charges being filed. On 10th December 2018, charges were filed against him and Greg Kelly \u2013 a Nissan director and former head of human resources \u2013 for underreporting of deferred compensation, while two weeks later, he was re-arrested on suspicion of shifting to Nissan personal losses of $16.6m during the global financial crisis.<\/p>
In January 2019, Ghosn appeared in court to offer his first public statement since the arrest, strongly denying the allegations made against him.<\/p>\n
The Straits Times reported that he said the figures were based on an internal benchmark he kept that came from job offers he received from other firms, adding: \u201cIt had no legal effect; it was never shared with the directors; and it never represented any kind of binding commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also acknowledged that he had taken out foreign exchange contracts as a hedge against yen fluctuations and decided to \u201cask Nissan to temporarily take on the collateral, so long as it came to no cost to the company\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe FX contracts were then transferred back to me without Nissan incurring any loss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ghosn said that the money he transferred to his associate who he named a \u201clong-time support and partner\u201d of the firm, Khaled Juffali, was for work he had done for Nissan, adding that his company \u201cwas appropriately compensated \u2013 an amount disclosed to and approved by the appropriate officers at Nissan\u201d in return for \u201ccritical services\u201d he provided to the firm.<\/p>\n
In January 2019, Nissan\u2019s investigation reportedly found that Ghosn was paid $8m from a joint venture owned by Nissan and Mitsubishi on top of his salary, without the knowledge of either company\u2019s directors, according to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Netflix<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nGhosn stepped down as chairman and CEO of Renault that month and in March 2019, he was granted a request for bail at the amount of 1 billion yen on the condition that he couldn\u2019t travel abroad and had to remain at his address under 24-hour camera surveillance and no access to the internet.<\/p>\n
Ghosn was arrested again in April 2019 over new charges of misappropriations of Nissan funds, with the businessman describing the arrest as \u201coutrageous and arbitrary\u201d and \u201cpart of another attempt by some individuals at Nissan to silence me,\u201d\u00a0CNBC<\/a> reported. He was released again in late April and confined to strict house arrest.<\/p>\nIn September 2019, he was fined $1m by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over his failure to disclose pay, while Nissan was fined $15m. He also accepted a 10-year ban from serving as an officer or director of a public company, Bloomberg<\/a> reported.<\/p>\nBy December 2019, Ghosn had escaped Japan and flown to Beirut in Lebanon, revealing in a statement that he would \u201cno longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system where guilt is presumed, discrimination is rampant and basic human rights are denied\u201d (via The Guardian<\/a>).<\/p>\nHe was reportedly smuggled out of an Osaka hotel in a box by two men posing as musicians before being loaded onto a private jet. He is then understood to have swapped planes in Turkey and landed in Lebanon, which does not have an extradition treaty with Japan, according to BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhere is Carlos Ghosn now?<\/strong><\/h2>\nCarlos Ghosn is reportedly still living in Lebanon, where he has remained since fleeing Japan in 2019.<\/p>\n
In January 2020, Ghosn \u2013 who has citizenship in Lebanon, France and Brazil \u2013 held a press conference, saying that he didn\u2019t consider himself \u201cas a prisoner in Lebanon\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI prefer this prison to the one before,\u201d he said, according to The Guardian<\/a>. \u201cI am ready to stay a long time in Lebanon, but I am going to fight because I have to clear my name.\u201d<\/p>\nThat same month, Interpol issued a red notice for Ghosn, which requests police across the world to provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action.<\/p>\n
In February this year, Ghosn told French publication Le Parisien<\/a> that he wants to return to France but can not \u201cfor the moment\u201d due to the Interpol warrant for his arrest.<\/p>\nIn April 2022, France issued an international arrest warrant for the former Nissan boss over allegations of misuse of company assets, money laundering and corruption, according to The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\nFugitive arrives on Netflix on Wednesday 26th October. Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass<\/a> and Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\nCheck out our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Documentaries<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n\nThe latest issue of Radio Times magazine is released on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n
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Prosecutors also alleged that he tried to shift losses from two foreign exchange contracts onto Nissan\u2019s books when the value of the yen soared during the 2008 financial crisis, but failed and subsequently asked a business acquaintance to put up the additional collateral demanded by the banks before transferring $14.7m (\u00a312.7m) in Nissan money to that associate.<\/p>\n
He was detained at the Tokyo Detention House in Japan, which allows suspects to be detained for up to 23 days without criminal charges being filed. On 10th December 2018, charges were filed against him and Greg Kelly \u2013 a Nissan director and former head of human resources \u2013 for underreporting of deferred compensation, while two weeks later, he was re-arrested on suspicion of shifting to Nissan personal losses of $16.6m during the global financial crisis.<\/p>
In January 2019, Ghosn appeared in court to offer his first public statement since the arrest, strongly denying the allegations made against him.<\/p>\n
The Straits Times reported that he said the figures were based on an internal benchmark he kept that came from job offers he received from other firms, adding: \u201cIt had no legal effect; it was never shared with the directors; and it never represented any kind of binding commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also acknowledged that he had taken out foreign exchange contracts as a hedge against yen fluctuations and decided to \u201cask Nissan to temporarily take on the collateral, so long as it came to no cost to the company\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe FX contracts were then transferred back to me without Nissan incurring any loss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ghosn said that the money he transferred to his associate who he named a \u201clong-time support and partner\u201d of the firm, Khaled Juffali, was for work he had done for Nissan, adding that his company \u201cwas appropriately compensated \u2013 an amount disclosed to and approved by the appropriate officers at Nissan\u201d in return for \u201ccritical services\u201d he provided to the firm.<\/p>\n
In January 2019, Nissan\u2019s investigation reportedly found that Ghosn was paid $8m from a joint venture owned by Nissan and Mitsubishi on top of his salary, without the knowledge of either company\u2019s directors, according to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ghosn stepped down as chairman and CEO of Renault that month and in March 2019, he was granted a request for bail at the amount of 1 billion yen on the condition that he couldn\u2019t travel abroad and had to remain at his address under 24-hour camera surveillance and no access to the internet.<\/p>\n Ghosn was arrested again in April 2019 over new charges of misappropriations of Nissan funds, with the businessman describing the arrest as \u201coutrageous and arbitrary\u201d and \u201cpart of another attempt by some individuals at Nissan to silence me,\u201d\u00a0CNBC<\/a> reported. He was released again in late April and confined to strict house arrest.<\/p>\n In September 2019, he was fined $1m by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over his failure to disclose pay, while Nissan was fined $15m. He also accepted a 10-year ban from serving as an officer or director of a public company, Bloomberg<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n By December 2019, Ghosn had escaped Japan and flown to Beirut in Lebanon, revealing in a statement that he would \u201cno longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system where guilt is presumed, discrimination is rampant and basic human rights are denied\u201d (via The Guardian<\/a>).<\/p>\n He was reportedly smuggled out of an Osaka hotel in a box by two men posing as musicians before being loaded onto a private jet. He is then understood to have swapped planes in Turkey and landed in Lebanon, which does not have an extradition treaty with Japan, according to BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n Carlos Ghosn is reportedly still living in Lebanon, where he has remained since fleeing Japan in 2019.<\/p>\n In January 2020, Ghosn \u2013 who has citizenship in Lebanon, France and Brazil \u2013 held a press conference, saying that he didn\u2019t consider himself \u201cas a prisoner in Lebanon\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI prefer this prison to the one before,\u201d he said, according to The Guardian<\/a>. \u201cI am ready to stay a long time in Lebanon, but I am going to fight because I have to clear my name.\u201d<\/p>\n That same month, Interpol issued a red notice for Ghosn, which requests police across the world to provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action.<\/p>\n In February this year, Ghosn told French publication Le Parisien<\/a> that he wants to return to France but can not \u201cfor the moment\u201d due to the Interpol warrant for his arrest.<\/p>\n In April 2022, France issued an international arrest warrant for the former Nissan boss over allegations of misuse of company assets, money laundering and corruption, according to The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fugitive arrives on Netflix on Wednesday 26th October. Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass<\/a> and Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n Check out our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Documentaries<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is released on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 12:00 am If Unsolved Mysteries\u00a0isn\u2019t providing enough true crime content, then arriving on Netflix this week is Fugitive: The Curious Case of Carlos Ghosn \u2013 a new documentary diving into the life of the former Nissan boss. 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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Where is Carlos Ghosn now?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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