Ex-Nissan Chair Ghosn Indicted for Alleged Breach of Trust

Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, attends at the Tomorrow In Motion event on the eve of press day at the Paris Auto Show, in Paris, France, on Oct. 1, 2018. Regis Duvignau/File Photo/Reuters

TOKYO—Nissan’s ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn was charged on Jan. 11, with breach of trust, according to the Tokyo District Court, making the star executive’s release unlikely for months to come.

Ghosn, arrested Nov. 19, was earlier charged with falsifying financial reports in underreporting his income by about $44 million (5 billion yen) over five years through 2015.