U.S. Brings First Fiat Diesel Charges, Indicting Engineer
- Emanuele Palma accused of conspiring to hide emissions cheat
- Palma aided by others at carmaker, prosecutors allege in case
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The U.S. brought its first criminal charges related to allegations of diesel-emissions cheating at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, extending a scandal that has roiled the global auto industry.
In an indictment unsealed Tuesday in Michigan, Emanuele Palma, a senior Fiat Chrysler engineer, was accused of conspiring with others at the company to mislead regulators and the public about the emission of pollutants from its diesel vehicles in a suspected scheme running from at least 2011 to 2017. The other employees weren’t named.