Ghosn’s lavish Versailles parties part of Beirut interrogation

On Monday, a delegation of French investigators began questioning Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Renault, Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp, in Beirut, a year and a half after he fled there to avoid trial in Japan.

Since Carlos Ghosn’s dramatic escape to Lebanon a year and a half ago to avoid trial in Japan, his main legal risks have shifted to France, where the former auto executive is accused of siphoning Renault SA funds to pay for a yacht and his wife’s birthday party. On Monday morning, a delegation of French investigators began questioning the former chairman of Renault, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in Beirut. Here are details of the French case and what’s at stake for him: