VW Executive Charged in U.S. Emissions Probe to Plead Guilty

Oliver Schmidt, former top executive at Volkswagen's environmental and engineering center in Michigan, is ready to plead guilty in a U.S. District Court in Detroit next month. Schmidt is charged with 11 felony counts relating to VW's diesel emissions scandal and may be eligible for a maximum sentence of 169 years, according to federal prosecutors. While the […] The post VW Executive Charged in U.S. Emissions Probe to Plead Guilty appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA