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Four ex-VW managers guilty of fraud over diesel test scandal
- A German court convicted four former Volkswagen managers on Monday for fraud related to the 2015 Dieselgate emissions scandal.
- The case arose from the US discovery that Volkswagen installed software to cheat on diesel emissions tests nearly a decade ago.
- The trial at the Braunschweig Regional Court lasted almost four years and involved charges of commercial and organised fraud.
- Two executives received prison sentences ranging from two years and seven months to four and a half years, while two others got suspended sentences.
- The convictions underscore Volkswagen’s deep crisis, which caused over $34 billion in costs and numerous lawsuits worldwide.
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Volkswagen executives convicted in emissions fraud as fallout from diesel scandal continues
A German court convicted four former Volkswagen executives for their roles in a years-long scheme to cheat diesel emissions tests, marking a key moment in the carmaker’s reckoning with its $30 billion pollution scandal.Jack Ewing and Tatiana Firsova report for The New York Times.In short:A Braunschweig court found the former VW managers guilty of "particularly serious" fraud for concealing software that manipulated emissions during testing. Two …
Ex-Volkswagen Execs Slammed With Prison Time Over $30 Billion Diesel Emissions Scandal - RetailWire
Four ex-Volkswagen executives were found guilty of fraud in a German court in connection with a diesel emissions scandal that cost the car manufacturer over $30 billion. According to The New York Post, in Braunschweig, close to Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg headquarters, a panel of judges convicted the four former executives of serious fraud charges. A four-hour reading of the judgments marked the end of the trial, which had lasted more than three year…
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