Ex-VW CEO Winterkorn Charged by U.S. in Diesel-Cheating Case
- Winterkorn charged with conspiring to defraud U.S., wire fraud
- Superseding indictment unsealed in Detroit federal court
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Volkswagen AG’s former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn was charged in the U.S. in a deepening probe into the German automaker’s cheating on diesel emissions testing.
Winterkorn, who stepped down from his role as CEO days after the scandal became public, is accused of conspiring to defraud the U.S. and violate the Clean Air Act. The March 14 indictment was unsealed by a Michigan federal court on Thursday.