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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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[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Tagesschau, the public broadcaster, cites 4 1/2 years for the head of diesel engine develpment and two years 7 months for head of drivetrain electronics.

Highest ranking figure, the former chief of development got 1 year 3 months suspendet, a former middle manager got 1 year and 10 months suspended

EDIT: Tagesschau also cites tham as agreeing they are patsys, as according to them prosecution against many other people got dropped which they figure is due to some sort of plea deals. Guess these are the idiots that didn't rat out their shitty colleagues.