Ex-VW CEO Winterkorn Added to German Diesel Criminal Probe
- Number of people being investigated almost doubles to 37
- Prosecutor says Winterkorn may have known earlier of scandal
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German prosecutors extended a criminal probe of Volkswagen AG’s diesel-emissions cheating to former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn as they almost doubled the number of people being investigated in the scandal.
The diesel probe now centers on 37 individuals, 16 more than previously acknowledged, after investigators raided more than two dozen locations this week, prosecutors in Braunschweig, Germany, said Friday in a statement. The suspects are being investigated for fraud and competition violations. Among the places raided were Winterkorn’s home and office in Munich, Bild reported.