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German court sends Volkswagen execs to prison over Dieselgate scandal (www.occrp.org)

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

The fallout forced CEO Martin Winterkorn to resign, although he denied wrongdoing. U.S. authorities issued an arrest warrant for Winterkorn in 2018, but Germany does not extradite its nationals. His trial in Germany was paused in 2021 due to health issues, but he remains a key figure under investigation.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Sounds like execs are familiar with milking the legal process regardless of nationality or prosecuting nation.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

It's almost like execs are an international . . . cabal . . . of extremely rich white men who make decisions that only serve them.

But of course that's just a conspiracy theory.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's almost like execs are an international . . . cabal . . . of extremely rich white men who make decisions that only serve them.

But of course that's just ~~a conspiracy theory.~~ the dark ages reality we've been living the last ~200+ years

this post was submitted on 26 May 2025

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