‘American Trap’: A French Executive’s View From a U.S. Prison Cell

  • New book describes jailing of a former Alstom manager in U.S.
  • Pierucci’s story comes as auto titan Ghosn remains in prison
Frederic PierucciPhotographer: Brigitte Baudesson
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Frenchman Frederic Pierucci’s nightmare began shortly after his airplane touched down in New York on a brisk April night in 2013.

Like the recently jailed car titan Carlos Ghosn, the former Alstom SA executive Pierucci was whisked away from his airplane, accused of financial misdeeds and thrown in jail.