Ex-VW CEO Winterkorn faces fraud probe in Germany

When he resigned Wednesday, Winterkorn said he was “not aware of any wrongdoing on my part.” (BLOOMBERG)

September 28, 2015 05:00 AM

BERLIN (Bloomberg) -- Prosecutors in Germany have opened a criminal probe into former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn after the company admitted it cheated on emissions tests in some of its diesel cars.

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