The Japanese automaker filed the complaint "on the basis of Ghosn's misuse of a significant amount of the company's funds. Nissan does not in any way tolerate such misconduct and calls for strict penalties," it said in a statement.

Nissan added that it was continuing its own internal investigation.

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(Reporting by Chris Gallagher and Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Christopher Cushing)