Prosecutors Raid Homes of Ex-Audi Executives in Expanded Probe
- Total of 17 officials at VW unit now under investigation
- New scrutiny coincides with hearing on German diesel bans
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German prosecutors broadened a criminal investigation of Audi AG’s role in diesel-emissions cheating for a fourth time, with raids now targeting two former management-board members of the luxury-car maker.
Two weeks after a search of Audi’s headquarters in the nearby city of Ingolstadt, Munich prosecutors inspected the homes of three people, according to a statement Thursday from Andrea Mayer, a spokeswoman for the office. The workplace of one of the people was also searched. The latest raids bring to 17 the number of people under investigation for diesel-engine rigging at Audi, part of Volkswagen AG.