Japanese court upholds conviction of American who helped former Nissan chief hide income

I bet some Nissan people wish Ghosn was still running the company now, and maybe they wouldn't be in the situation they are now!

Ghosn was charged with underreporting his compensation

How do you "underreport" something that doesn't even exist?

the issue should have been sorted out in a board room, not a courtroom.

That's how things ARE done -- except when a troublesome foreigner is involved. When are we going to see the people who systemataically cheated on safety and emission testing for many long years at Japan's major automakers on trial? Answer: never. They're all Japanese.

The Ghosn debacle has long been seen in Japan as a reflection of the difficulties in forging international business alliances.

No. It's about Japanese injustice system and how corporations weaponize it.

Keep fighting Kelly!

The days of incompetent foreign-born executives earning exorbitant salaries are gone for good. Keep wasting your money, Kelly.

Japan just don't deserve exceptional foreign execs and end up with mediocre execs.

Want a proof, which Japanese companies thrive recently? Is hard to say any? While many US and China company doing many innovation and give market more innovative products for customer to choose.

I bet some Nissan people wish Ghosn was still running the company now, and maybe they wouldn't be in the situation they are now!

Exactly!

Ghosn was charged with underreporting his compensation

How do you "underreport" something that doesn't even exist?

Well that's the thing. He was apparently supposed to report a compensation he never received. THAT'S why the J gov didn't provide the Lebanese gov with the info they requested. They knew they would like complete fools.

look like

Yet when his Japanese counterpart was found guilty of the same things, he was allowed to walk away a free man. One rule for them...

*...he conspired with Kelly and other company officials..*

And nothing happened to them!

2-tier justice again.

A deceptive scheme from the start with Nissan in cahoots with the police and certain govt officials.

Ghosn and Kelly were both lured to immediately come to Japan under false pretenses then snared in the trap that was set.

What a way for A Global democratic industrial company to operate.

Simply should have been in house board of directors etc meetings and both cut if found to be at fault.

But no - play the Big Hand hoping to garner a swift victory which never happened and years later the debacle continues.

The court ruling is Judicial Compliance to a T. Don't disrupt Inc.

Kelly still faces a civil lawsuit filed by Nissan, alleging 4 billion yen in damages.

Nissan's damages were all self inflicted having shot themselves in the foot.

Nissan has besmirched and smeared it's own name globally.

It's losses are it's own.

Everyone around Ghosn who helped him, except Ghosn himself has had to face the music.

Kinda reminds you of Trump. lol

I don't see any of the corrupt Japanese Nissan executives facing any lengthy jail time though do you ?

Not a word about them at all.

Seems to me like a one rule for gaijin and another for Japanese kind of thing to me.

And ALL THIS is part & parcel to why Nissan's business has been going down in the past few years.

The tried to kill the golden goose.

Good..

Crazy how this guy saw imprisonment and his lawyers denied of any materials to build a defense, but rape of a minor only earns a slap on the wrist.

The Japanese did not help Glosn escape. It was a USAmerican, who refuse to man up and do his time.

Strong feelings in this matter here, clearly

Kelly, who received a 6-month sentence suspended for three years and was allowed to return to Tennessee,

Another suspended sentence, these Japanese are really harsh

And your going to convict the 3 replacement ceos who quit within months of taking the position for hiding their income too right?

…right?