Re:Carlos Ghosn Flees to Lebanon to Escape Japan Legal System
by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @12:08PM
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> when it comes to throwing people in jail we should strive for prove
Pre-trial detention is common worldwide. In this case, it was loosened. (Clearly, too much.)
> Ghosn may indeed have engaged in criminal activity but nothing you describe proves it, or even seriously indicates it
It's not proven. That was for the trial to conclude. Criminal efforts in Japan, France and elsewhere will continue.
There is a preponderance of evidence, the legal standard in most jurisdictions, for bringing charges around embezzlement. I agree the compensation charges were weak. But they weren't the bombshell.
In any case, we'll get the facts over the coming years. The Japanese case will continue. And Ghosn fleeing will likely prompt investigations in the United States, at the very least for asset seizure.
"Describing as" != prove. And when it comes to throwing people in jail we should strive for prove.
> Broadly speaking, if management finds their operational budget in their personal account without the Board's knowledge, that's fraud.
First, no Nissan funds were in Ghosn's "personal account." Not sure where you're getting that. The articles clearly describe GFI as an arm of Nissan directly controlled by Ghosn but that is not a personal account -- it was still a Nissan account.
Second, Ghosn's defense has been all along that others in the firm approved the transactions. Someone somewhere was clearly signing the checks -- I don't know how true this is but it is a legitimate defense.
Allegations are not proof. I can accuse you of anything -- doesn't make it true.
Ghosn may indeed have engaged in criminal activity but nothing you describe proves it, or even seriously indicates it.