Ex-VW CEO Winterkorn to Face Diesel Fraud Trial, Court Says
- German court allows case against five suspects to proceed
- Judges modify charges over diesel rigging in their ruling
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Former Volkswagen AG head Martin Winterkorn and four others must stand trial over serious fraud charges in Germany for their role in the diesel-rigging scandal that cost the carmaker more than 30 billion euros ($35 billion).
The former chief executive officer and other managers were charged last year with equipping vehicles sold to customers with a so-called defeat device. A court in Braunschweig, Germany allowed the case to proceed Wednesday, but modified some of the charges, saying the suspects could also be tried for acting as a criminal gang.
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Ex-VW CEO Winterkorn to Face Diesel Fraud Trial, Court Says