US EditionFour 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 get prison time in 'Dieselgate' scandal
Punishments were handed out for Volkswagen (VWAGY) executives involved in the emissions-cheating scandal that rocked the auto industry a decade ago. Two former executives, Jens Hadler and Hanno Jelden, are heading to prison, while two others received suspended sentences.Read more...
Germany: Four Former VW Executives Sentenced for Dieselgate · Global Voices
Berlin. German justice yesterday sentenced four former Volkswagen executives to up to four and a half years in prison, news agency Bloomberg reported, 10 years after the revelations of the scandal known as Dieselgate. The four convicted in Brunswick were prosecuted for “organised gang fraud” in connection with the global scandal that erupted in September 2015, when Volkswagen acknowledged having manipulated millions of vehicles with diesel engin…
Four Other Volkswagen Directors Were Sentenced to Prison for the Role Played in the “Diesselgate” Business.
A court in Germany condemned four other managers of Volkswagen (VW) for fraud in the “Diesselgate” scandal, which has been released nearly a decade now, regarding the falsification of emissions tests. The most protracted pedea is up to four years and...
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