TOKYO -- A Saudi acquaintance of Carlos Ghosn in 2009 provided a roughly 3 billion yen ($27 million at current rates) credit guarantee benefiting the then-chairman of Nissan Motor when he faced heavy losses on a private transaction, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
The trail of payments is crucial to the case that Tokyo prosecutors are building against Ghosn, who was rearrested last Friday on the more serious charge of aggravated breach of trust for allegedly misusing Nissan money.
