Ms. Murray had been leading an examination into misconduct at the company since last year. In late August, the firm delivered a report on its findings addressed to Ms. Murray. An outside law firm found that he had been improperly overpaid. Toshiaki Onuma, a senior Nissan administrator, changed the payout dates for stock-based compensation , the firm found, improperly increasing pay for Mr. Nada and others. Both Mr. Nada and Mr. Onuma were deeply involved in Mr. Ghosn’s fall and are widely expected to be central witnesses in his trial.

Source: New York Times October 06, 2019 19:52 UTC