Ghosn Lawyer Challenges Latest Financial Misconduct Allegations

Ghosn Lawyer Challenges Latest Financial Misconduct Allegations
Motonari Otsuru (L) , lawyer for Carlos Ghosn leaves the Tokyo Detention House on Dec. 20, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images
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Carlos Ghosn’s lawyer challenged allegations by prosecutors that the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman transferred personal financial losses to the Japanese automaker.

On Dec. 21, while rearresting Ghosn, the prosecutors alleged Ghosn used Nissan’s money to pay a person who helped him meet payments to maintain a personal trading position during the 2008 global financial crisis.