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In Carlos Ghosn's jet-set world, a $120 million fortune can be peanuts

The figure excludes compensation he received from Nissan before it was first disclosed in 2010, which could run into the tens of millions of dollars

Carlos Ghosn
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Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Tom Metcalf | Bloomberg
Handcuffed and wearing plastic slippers, Carlos Ghosn appeared in a Japanese court Tuesday to rebuff prosecutors’ allegations of financial wrongdoing.

As he defended himself against charges he failed to disclose income from Nissan Motor Co., his sunken cheeks and graying hair underscored his downfall from the apex of the business world where he built a nine-figure fortune.

Ghosn, 64, amassed a net worth of about $120 million over the decades he spent atop the automotive industry, according to an analysis by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He owns about $60 million of shares in Nissan, Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Disclosed salaries

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