Two private security operatives helped Carlos Ghosn, the former chief of the Nissan-Renault auto alliance charged with financial misconduct, escape from Japan to Lebanon by pretending to be part of a music band for a Christmas party held at his Tokyo residence, a long-time friend said Thursday.Ghosn, who was on bail, hid in a musical instrument case and was taken to an airport, later escaping on a private jet, Imad Ajami, a Lebanese consultant based in Tokyo, told Kyodo News over the phone.Of the two operatives, one was a former U.S. Marine who works for an American security firm and the ot…READ FULL ARTICLE