Regulation & Safety

VW engineer pleads guilty in U.S. court to role in emissions cheating scandal

James Robert Liang pleaded guilty in Detroit to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, commit wire fraud and violate the Clean Air Act. (ClickOnDetroit.com)
September 09, 2016 05:00 AM

WASHINGTON -- A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty today in a U.S. court for his role in rigging emissions software on 2.0-liter diesels sold in the U.S., marking the first criminal charge in the U.S. government’s probe into the VW scandal.

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