Financial Times
Sep 21, 2023 - 15 min
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Stacks of cash and a stealthy dash to the airport, with plenty of cloak-and-dagger-tactics. In 2018, Carlos Ghosn was one of the world's most prominent car executives until his arrest in Japan for financial misconduct. But the question remains, in the face of more charges, how did Ghosn manage to flee these charges and escape to Lebanon? Nick Kostov and Sean McLain reveal the inside details but also explore how, in the end, it all came down to the executive hunkering down in a claustrophobic box, hoping no one would look inside.