Japanese prosecutors officially accuse Carlos Ghosn and Nissan of financial violations | Auto Sports

The indictment comes three weeks after the arrest of Ghosn, suspected of having optimized part of his salary in the financial reports that Nissan submitted to regulators for five years. Supposedly, Ghosn reportedly stopped reporting $ 44.5 million during this period.

Greg Kelly, the director of Nissan who was arrested with Ghosn, was also charged with the same allegations of violation of the Japanese Financial Instruments Act. Kelly is suspected of having conspired with Ghosn to omit the gains of the executive authorities in the country.

The two could receive new warrants for arrest on Monday (10), which would extend the imprisonment of leaders until December 30.

Nissan has also been formally charged by the authorities, also for financial offenses. The promoters have decided that the automaker should respond to disclose and submit to Japanese regulators reports that contain inaccuracies in Ghosn's compensation.

Ghosn, Kelly and Nissan face heavy lawsuits in Japan, where 99 percent of formal charges are converted into convictions, according to the Nikkei publication.