Japanese prosecutors charge former Nissan chairman Ghosn, automaker itself

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, at the 2015 Tokyo Motor ShowJapanese prosecutors charged former Nissan chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn on Monday with underreporting his income for eight years. He was arrested Nov. 19 and has been held in a Tokyo jail since, but has not been formally charged until now. Ghosn is known as the father of the Nissan Leaf electric car, after committing the company publicly to the...