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posted by janrinok on Sunday November 26 2017, @08:54AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-about-the-bosses? dept.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-sentencing/vw-engineer-sentenced-to-40-month-prison-term-in-diesel-case-idUSKCN1B51YP

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge in Detroit sentenced former engineer James Liang to 40 months in prison on Friday for his role in Volkswagen AG's (VOWG_p.DE) multiyear scheme to sell diesel cars that generated more pollution than U.S. clean air rules allowed.

U.S. District Court Judge Sean Cox also ordered Liang to pay a $200,000 fine, 10 times the amount sought by federal prosecutors. Cox said he hoped the prison sentence and fine would deter other auto industry engineers and executives from similar schemes to deceive regulators and consumers.


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  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Sunday November 26 2017, @09:21PM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Sunday November 26 2017, @09:21PM (#601838) Journal

    Ah, yes, but they did stuff on the Internet, whereas Mr Liang was mucking about with cars.
    Besides, the putcomes was just more pollution, and with the way the US administration is treating the EPA and other organiations, it isn't like they care about the environment, much, anyway.

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