US EditionJapanese court upholds conviction of American who helped fugitive former Nissan chief hide pay
- The Tokyo High Court upheld Greg Kelly's conviction, giving him a suspended six-month prison sentence for falsifying a financial report, while acquitting him of charges from previous years.
- Greg Kelly, a former Nissan executive, was accused of conspiring with Carlos Ghosn to underreport Ghosn's remuneration by around 9.1 billion yen over eight years.
- Carlos Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon while out on bail, was charged with underreporting his compensation and breach of trust.
- Kelly plans to appeal the ruling to the Japanese Supreme Court, maintaining his innocence and stating the issue should have been resolved within Nissan.
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Japanese court upholds conviction of American who helped former Nissan chief hide income
The conviction of a former American executive of Nissan Motor Corp on charges of helping fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn hide income was upheld by a Japanese appeals court Tuesday, which also rejected prosecutors' bid to overturn his acquittals on other counts. Greg Kelly, a lawyer and former executive vice president at…
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Japanese court upholds conviction of American who helped fugitive former Nissan chief hide pay
A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of a former American Nissan executive on charges of helping fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn hide income, while rejecting prosecutors’ bid to overturn his acquitals on other counts. Greg Kelly, a lawyer and…
Court upholds conviction of American who helped fugitive former Nissan chief hide pay
A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of a former American Nissan executive for helping fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn hide income, while rejecting prosecutors’ bid to overturn his acquitals on other counts
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Mainichi ShimbunTokyo high court upholds suspended term for ex-Nissan exec Kelly
The Tokyo High Court has upheld a lower court ruling that gave former Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly a suspended sentence for his role in the underreporting of former CEO Carlos Ghosn's remuneration, acknowledging only partial guilt.
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayTokyo court upholds suspended sentence for ex-Nissan exec Greg Kelly
TOKYO, Feb 4 — A Tokyo court today upheld a suspended six-month sentence for former Nissan executive Greg Kelly, a one-time aide of the firm’s fugitive ex-CEO Carlos Ghosn. Both prosecutors and Kelly, a 68-year-old American charged with helping Ghosn attempt to conceal income, had questioned the 2022 verdict, but the Tokyo High Court dismissed their appeals. Kelly was arrested in 2018 in Japan at the same time as Ghosn, whose detention sent shoc…
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