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Title: German Court Sends VW Execs To Prison Over Dieselgate Scandal

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/27/21552...

A German court has sentenced two former Volkswagen executives to prison and
handed suspended sentences to two others for their roles in the Dieselgate
emissions scandal, marking the conclusion of a nearly four-year fraud trial.
Politico reports: The former head of diesel development was sentenced to four
and a half years in prison, and the head of drive train electronics to two
years and seven months by the court in Braunschweig, German news agency dpa
reported. Two others received suspended sentences of 15 months and 10 months.
The scandal began in September 2015 when the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency issued a notice of violation. saying that the company had rigged
engine control software that let the cars pass emissions tests while they
emitted far more pollution in actual driving. The company has paid more than
$33 billion in fines and compensation to vehicle owners. Two VW managers
received prison sentence in the U.S. The former head of the company's Audi
division, Rupert Stadler, was given a suspended sentence of 21 months and a
fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.25 million). The sentence is still subject to
appeal. Missing from the trial, which lasted almost four years, was former
CEO Martin Winterkorn. Proceedings against him have been suspended because of
health issues, and it's not clear when he might go on trial. Winterkorn has
denied wrongdoing. Further proceedings are open against 31 other suspects in
Germany.

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