We stuffed Carlos Ghosn in a 3-foot box to escape Japan: He still owes us $1MBy Michael Kaplan
August 18, 2023
Carlos Ghosn, once known as the Cost Killer, famously revived failing automotive companies. Then, in 2018, he got arrested in Tokyo.
One year later, he might as well have been nicknamed the Escape Artist, being smuggled out of the country stuffed into a music equipment case by a special forces veteran; the improbable plot actually succeeded.
Ultimately, though, the multi-millionaire is alleged to have left his bust-out accomplices high, dry and behind bars.
“Most people will not remember [Ghosn’s business skills],” Sean McLain, co-author of “Boundless,” on which the new documentary “Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn” (dropping August 25 on Apple TV+) is based, told The Post. “What they will remember is how he smuggled himself out of Japan.”
After pulling a turnaround for the French carmaker Renault and achieving the same for on-the-skids Nissan, Ghosn became a hero in Japan.
He got named one of the men with whom Japanese women would most like to have a baby. He came to look the part: losing his nerdy glasses, getting good haircuts, wearing slim fitting suits.
But, after taking a 50 percent pay cut (bringing his Nissan salary down to some $10 million), Ghosn was accused of financial improprieties.
“If the allegations against him are true, he took $50 million [from Nissan],” said McLain. “Carlos was one of the most prominent auto executives of our generation. He risked his legacy over money.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/18/we-stuffed-carlos-ghosn-into-3-ft-box-to-escape-japan-he-owes-us-1m/
