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I read the lengthy article expecting some strong accusations of fraud, but the "deffered compensation" accusation is BS, and the other one (of using firm's reso
by zzleeper 8y ago
I read the lengthy article expecting some strong accusations of fraud, but the "deffered compensation" accusation is BS, and the other one (of using firm's resources for personal gains) is what every CEO does when he takes the corporate jet to play golf.
My guess is they just wanted to do a coup against him, and tgegis was the easiest way in their eyes.
- laurieg 8y agoThis article does a good job of summarising the actual crime Ghosn is alleged to have committed: https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Ghosn-charges-are-thin-soup-case-for-ex-Nissan-boss https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Ghosn-charges-are-thin-soup-...
- draw_down 8y agoCool, guessing you missed the part where he put his personal trading losses on Nissan’s books.
- hodgesrm 8y agoAs any good lawyer would ask of these charges, cui bono? The charges seem very murky. The evidence that Nissan managers schemed to have Ghosn removed seems quite clear on the other hand.
- idoubtit 8y agoI don't like putting words into someone else' mouth. As I'm not a lawyer, my guess is as good as yours, but I do hope that any good lawyer would say: I need more data to make up my mind. There is no obvious answer to the accusation that Carlos Ghosn's fiscal optimization was illegal. We know also that hundreds of millions were paid by Nissan to Ghosn's relatives and friends, and to his personal projects, but who can say if it was fraudulent or not? He may have provided false information to justify these payments, with the complicity of other executives. It's easy to imagine scenarios where his greediness made him cross the line. It's also easy to make him the innocent victim of an internal coup. It could be any, or partly both, but I don't event want to guess when I know so little.