Ex-First Brands Manager Says He’d Plead Fifth in Lender Inquiry

The former finance director of First Brands Group said he’d plead his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if compelled to answer creditor questions at an upcoming deposition, citing a federal criminal investigation into the bankrupt auto parts supplier.

Lawyers for Nigel Crighton said in a Tuesday court filing that he will “almost certainly” be included in any government investigation of First Brands because of his former role at the company. Crighton is opposing a demand by a First Brands creditors committee to sit for a January deposition, citing a parallel criminal investigation by New York federal prosecutors and civil inquiry ...