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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on April 15, 2019, 04:35:54 pm
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VW ex-boss charged over emissions scandal
The former chief executive of the carmaker Volkswagen has been charged in Germany over his involvement in the company's diesel emissions scandal.
The public prosecutor in Braunschweig charged Martin Winterkorn and four other managers with fraud.
VW said it would not comment on the indictments.
Mr Winterkorn is already facing criminal charges in the US, but is unlikely to face trial, as Germany does not extradite its citizens.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/47937141 (https://www.bbc.com/news/47937141)
Speaking of white collar scandals.