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Ghosn's bail hopes dashed by arrest on fresh charges

Media members crowd in front of Tokyo Detention Center, where Ghosn is being held. (REUTERS\/Issei Kato)
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Wire reports
December 20, 2018 06:17 AM

TOKYO -- Carlos Ghosn’s hopes of getting out of jail were bolstered after a Japanese court refused a bid by prosecutors to extend his detention. They were then dashed on Friday when prosecutors arrested him again on new allegations of making Nissan shoulder $16.6 million in personal investment losses, dashing chances he would be released on bail before Christmas.

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