Patrick James immigrated to the US from Malaysia in the 1980s to attend a college in Ohio. He went on to build an auto-parts empire with thousands of workers and generate billions of dollars in sales by expanding through the acquisition of smaller companies.
However, his First Brands Group filed for bankruptcy after disclosing that over $2 billion (£1.4 billion) was unaccounted for. New directors worked with forensic accountants to investigate the mismatch in First Brands' financing arrangement.
