US-based VW exec sentenced
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A US-based Volkswagen AG executive who oversaw emissions issues was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined US$400,000 by a judge on Wednesday for his role in a diesel emissions scandal that has cost the German automaker as much as US$30 billion.
The prison sentence and fine for Oliver Schmidt were the maximum possible under a plea deal in August the German national made with prosecutors after admitting to charges of conspiring to mislead US regulators and violate clean-air laws.
鈥淚t is my opinion that you are a key conspirator in this scheme to defraud the United States,鈥 US District Judge Sean Cox of Detroit told Schmidt in court. 鈥淵ou saw this as your opportunity to shine ... and climb the corporate ladder at VW.鈥
Schmidt read a written statement in court acknowledging his guilt and broke down when discussing his family鈥檚 sacrifices on his behalf since his arrest in January.
鈥淚 made bad decisions and for that I am sorry,鈥 he said.
Department of Justice trial attorney Benjamin Singer argued in court that Schmidt was 鈥減art of the decision making process鈥 at VW to hide a scheme to fake vehicle emissions results and had opportunities to tell regulators the truth.
鈥淓very time he chose to lie,鈥 Singer said.
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