The Escape of Carlos Ghosn

<p>Carlos Ghosn’s trial was poised to be one of the most closely watched in Japanese history — a case involving claims of corporate greed, wounded national pride and a rigged legal system. Then the former Nissan chief pulled off an unimaginable escape. Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-dooley?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">Ben Dooley</a>, a business reporter for The New York Times based in Japan. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Mr. Ghosn leaves behind a contentious history at one of the world’s largest car manufacturers, a record which is now unlikely to be<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/05/business/japan-carlos-ghosn.html" target="_blank"> scrutinized in Japanese courts</a>. “Nobody’s going to take it from me,”<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/business/carlos-ghosn-interview.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> Mr. Ghosn said of his legacy</a>.</li><li>The tycoon’s<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/business/carlos-ghosn-escape.html?searchResultPosition=3?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> escape preparations spanned the globe</a>, revealing the means by which the well-connected can evade legal accountability.</li></ul>