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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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VW Engineer Sentenced to 40-month Prison Term in Diesel Case
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(Score: 2) by deimtee on Monday November 27 2017, @11:31AM
Yep. They've made an example of him to show they are tough on crime, now they can quietly plea deal all the executives down to (company paid) fines.
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.