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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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[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (5 children)

If this were the U.S., Trump would pardon them. However, lets be real. If this were the U.S., they never would have been put on trial in the first instance.

[–] Buelldozer 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Really? 'Cuz there's two Audi execs in prison over this in the US right now.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Were they prosecuted during the current administration?

[–] Buelldozer 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Trump's 1st term.

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