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Ex-VW manager Schmidt gets early release from prison in diesel case

Oliver Schmidt speaking at a conference
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KARIN MATUSSEK
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January 20, 2021 02:20 PM

Former Volkswagen Group executive Oliver Schmidt, whose 2017 arrest at the Miami airport made global headlines, was released from prison after serving about half his sentence on charges related to the diesel-emissions scandal.

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