Nissan Financial Crimes: Carlos Ghosn Gone, Greg Kelly Faces Legal Fight Alone

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Even if he’s found innocent, he has been trapped in Japan for nearly two years. Kelly hasn’t been able to leave Japan and return to his home in Tennessee during his extended bail term. 

He has not been able to see his new grandchild. And his wife had to get a student visa to stay with him in Tokyo.

Greg Kelly’s legal case includes missing evidence

Jamie Wareham, Kelly’s lawyer in the U.S. said his client is innocent. He cited the fact that the compensation agreement that Kelly is charged with violating was never finalized.

He believes that the real motive was a corporate coup to remove Ghosn by other Nissan executives who feared the former CEO might engineer a takeover by Renault. 

“He is frustrated. He is upset. He has been abused from the beginning by the Japanese system,” Wareham claims about Kelly.

Kelly worked for Nissan for 30 years. He is an attorney. In 2012, he became the first American on Nissan’s board. He worked as a legal counsel and in human resources for the company.

His arrest in November 2018, took place at the airport when Nissan requested he come to Japan to attend meetings.