Carlos Gone is accused of defrauding two Americans who helped him escape from Japan. The father and son team faced prosecution and prison, but now they're facing millions in legal bills. Brian Bremer says the former Nissan executive has had a fascinating upbringing. He was born in Brazil, spent part of his childhood in Lebanon, speaks multiple languages.
It was huge news when Carlos Ghosn, the once-celebrated auto executive, vanished from Japan in 2019 after being charged with financial crimes. He later emerged in Beirut, where he’s lived ever since, beyond the reach of Japanese authorities. Now the American father and son team who helped carry out his spy-novel escape are coming forward. They served time in a Japanese prison and are hoping Ghosn will help them pay off millions of dollars in legal bills.
Bloomberg journalists Reed Stevenson and Brian Bremner join this episode to tell the story of what Ghosn’s escape cost the men—and the very different lives they, and Ghosn, live today.
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