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German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate scandal (www.politico.eu)

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A German regional court on Monday convicted four former Volkswagen executives of fraud in connection with the long-running Dieselgate emissions scandal.

The court sentenced two of the former executives to prison for several years, while the remaining two received suspended sentences. The ruling concludes a major trial that spanned nearly four years.

The scandal known as Dieselgate first came to light in September 2015, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discovered that many diesel vehicles produced by German carmaker Volkswagen were equipped with illegal so-called defeat devices.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 55 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I am utterly shocked at this semblance of accountability.

[–] BreakerSwitch@lemm.ee 16 points 4 days ago

So jealous. So very, very jealous. "If a poor man steals, it is so he may eat. If a rich man steals, it feeds only his greed. Which, then, is the greater crime?" Should be a consideration in legal systems, on top of the whole "the rich do damage in the billions, the poor do damage in single digits" thing.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 9 points 4 days ago

Exactly my thought.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Virtually unprecedented in the USA in modern times anyway