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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Disgraced Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn sues former employer for $1bn

Carlos Ghosn being interviewed in Beirut in 2021
Carlos Ghosn being interviewed in Beirut in 2021. Photograph: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters

Carlos Ghosn, the disgraced former Nissan executive who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon, has filed a $1bn lawsuit against his former employer.

Ghosn, the mastermind of a carmaking alliance with Renault that also later involved Mitsubishi Motors, was detained in Japan in November 2018 amid allegations of financial misconduct involving a plot to deliberately underreport his remuneration.

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