cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30694850

A German regional court on Monday convicted four former Volkswagen executives of fraud in connection with the long-running Dieselgate emissions scandal.

The court sentenced two of the former executives to prison for several years, while the remaining two received suspended sentences. The ruling concludes a major trial that spanned nearly four years.

The scandal known as Dieselgate first came to light in September 2015, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discovered that many diesel vehicles produced by German carmaker Volkswagen were equipped with illegal so-called defeat devices.

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    8 days ago

    I’m not sure germany is a good example to follow right now. Maybe just because the US is far deeper down the fascism hole.

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      7 days ago

      We’re just 90ish years behind in the US, hang on, we’re doing the 1920s/30s right now.

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        7 days ago

        Fair point. And you already have the concentration camps and the gestapo. I hope you will be able to come back.