Nissan exec Greg Kelly freed

FORMER Nissan executive Greg Kelly has been given a six-month suspended sentence by a Tokyo court for his role in helping former boss Carlos Ghosn allegedly hide more than $US80 million ($A110m) in deferred compensation.

But after a trial lasting a year chief judge Kenji Shimotsu cleared him of the bulk of the allegations.  

After more than three years of prosecution, Mr Kelly was given the suspended sentence and has returned home to Tennessee.

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