: The standing Interpol Red Notice made Ghosn a "prisoner" within Lebanon, as leaving the country carried a high risk of arrest and extradition by any Interpol-aligned nation.
: In March 2022, a Tokyo court found Kelly guilty of helping Ghosn under-report his compensation for several years, though he was acquitted on other charges.
: This conviction provided judicial validation for the Japanese prosecutors' core narrative—that a conspiracy to hide Ghosn's income did, in fact, exist. It weakened Ghosn’s claim that the entire case was a baseless "political persecution" or a corporate coup. The Extradition and Sentencing of the Taylors
: Their successful prosecution signaled that international borders would not offer total immunity for those involved in Ghosn's legal defiance. Mounting Multi-National Pressure
By 2022, Ghosn was no longer just a Japanese "wanted man"; he was facing a multi-front legal battle.